South Union Church

The community around South Union Church

It takes 5.7 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 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.

• Social Isolation: 35.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.4%
• Food Insecurity: 20.8%
• Diabetes: 17.0%
• Unemployment: 11.3% (3.8–18.8%)
• Obesity: 38.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
• Child Poverty: 24.2% (9.1–39.3%)
• Poverty Rate: 19.0% (11.4–26.7%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.7% (7.6–17.7%)

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

Churches near South Union Church

• Pisgah Springs Church — 1 mi away
• Macedonia Church — 1.3 mi away
• Saint Mary Church — 1.9 mi away
• Allen Chapel — 2.1 mi away
• Edward Springs Church — 2.3 mi away
• Mount Zion Church — 2.5 mi away
• Mount Vernon Church — 2.7 mi away
• Bluff Springs Church — 2.9 mi away
• Wood Chapel — 3.4 mi away
• Church of God — 3.8 mi away