New Hope Church

The community around New Hope Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 55.5% (37.4–73.6%)
• Obesity: 46.3%
• Food Insecurity: 37.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.1%
• Poverty Rate: 31.5% (21.5–41.6%)
• Housing Insecurity: 27.7%
• Diabetes: 21.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.9%
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.5% (10.4–20.6%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%
• Unemployment: 7.7% (3.0–12.5%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Clarksdale city is served by 38 churches — about one congregation for every 346 residents.

Churches near New Hope Church

• First Presbyterian Church — 1.3 mi away
• Saint Pauls United Methodist Church — 1.3 mi away
• Church of the Nazarene — 1.4 mi away
• Oakhurst Baptist Church — 1.5 mi away
• Clarksdale Church of God — 1.5 mi away
• Cherry Street Baptist Church — 1.7 mi away
• Church of Christ — 1.8 mi away
• Morning Glory Church — 1.9 mi away
• Calvary Baptist Temple — 1.9 mi away
• Spruce Street Baptist Church — 1.9 mi away