St Johns Church of God

The community around St Johns Church of God

It takes 6.1 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 about a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 47.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.1%
• Food Insecurity: 30.7%
• Diabetes: 22.1%
• Social Isolation: 35.9%
• Child Poverty: 34.9% (17.8–52.0%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
• Poverty Rate: 27.8% (19.4–36.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 21.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.4% (8.1–18.7%)

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

Churches near St Johns Church of God

• Crosby Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• Christ Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• Crosby Methodist Church — 0.9 mi away
• Douglas Chapel — 2 mi away in Gloster, MS
• Mount Nebo Church — 3.3 mi away
• Oak Ridge Church — 3.5 mi away in Gloster, MS
• Union Church — 3.9 mi away in Gloster, MS
• Royal Chapel — 4.3 mi away in Gloster, MS
• Mount Carmel Church — 4.7 mi away in Gloster, MS
• New Hope Church — 5.1 mi away