Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd is a church at 321 Forrest Blvd, Columbus, MS, 39702 in Columbus, MS 39702. It is one of 126 churches in Columbus.

321 Forrest Blvd, Columbus, MS, 39702, Columbus, MS, 39702

Website: http://goodshepherdcolumbus.dioms.org/

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd is part of the Anglican and Episcopal family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Food Insecurity: 32.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.1%
  • Diabetes: 20.3%
  • Obesity: 42.4%
  • Social Isolation: 38.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.6% (6.4–18.8%)
  • Unemployment: 6.3% (1.1–11.5%)

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

Columbus city is served by 54 churches — about one congregation for every 362 residents.

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