Ford Church

The community around Ford Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.4% (9.4–31.6%)
• Social Isolation: 35.8%
• Obesity: 36.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.8%
• Food Insecurity: 16.2%
• Unemployment: 7.1% (0.9–13.4%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Ford Church

• Burgetown Church — 1.7 mi away
• New Hebron Baptist Church — 1.9 mi away
• White Chapel — 1.9 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Carriere — 2.1 mi away
• Journey Church — 2.1 mi away
• Steep Hollow Church — 2.9 mi away in Wiggins, MS
• Lee's Chapel No.1 Baptist Church — 3.1 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Ozona — 3.3 mi away
• Heritage Baptist Church — 3.4 mi away in Picayune, MS
• FBC McNeill — 3.4 mi away