New Gauley Church

The community around New Gauley Church

It takes 3.5 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.3%
• Food Insecurity: 30.4%
• Diabetes: 19.9%
• Obesity: 43.6%
• Child Poverty: 38.1% (22.7–53.5%)
• Social Isolation: 37.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.4%
• Poverty Rate: 23.4% (14.7–32.1%)
• Housing Insecurity: 21.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.5%

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

Churches near New Gauley Church

• Concord Baptist Church — 1.9 mi away
• City FBC — 2.4 mi away
• Saint James Church — 2.5 mi away
• Porter Chapel AME Church — 2.8 mi away
• Grace Calhoun City — 3 mi away
• Big Creek Baptist Church — 3.4 mi away in Big Creek, MS
• Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church — 3.4 mi away
• Daniels Temple Church of God — 3.5 mi away
• Chapel Hill Church — 3.8 mi away
• Cross Road Church — 3.8 mi away