Independence Church

The community around Independence Church

It takes 3.6 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Obesity: 45.2%
• Food Insecurity: 25.3%
• Social Isolation: 36.0%
• Child Poverty: 34.1% (17.7–51.6%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.5%
• Diabetes: 16.9%
• Poverty Rate: 19.6% (9.9–29.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 19.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.3% (7.1–17.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Independence Church

• Shiloh Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away in Courtland, MS
• Antioch Church — 2 mi away in Courtland, MS
• Wesley Church — 2.1 mi away
• Spring Hill Church — 3.3 mi away in Courtland, MS
• Tocowa Church — 3.5 mi away in Courtland, MS
• Pope Baptist Church — 3.5 mi away in Pope, MS
• Courtland United Methodist Church — 3.6 mi away in Courtland, MS
• Courtland Baptist Church — 3.6 mi away in Courtland, MS
• Assembly of God Church — 3.9 mi away
• Pope Baptist Church — 3.9 mi away in Pope, MS