New Bethel Church

The community around New Bethel Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. More than 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.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Social Isolation: 40.5%
• Food Insecurity: 36.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.6%
• Obesity: 43.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.2%
• Child Poverty: 31.7% (17.2–46.3%)
• Poverty Rate: 22.2% (13.8–30.5%)
• Transportation Barriers: 18.3%
• Diabetes: 17.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.2% (10.9–21.4%)

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

Forest city is served by 10 churches — about one congregation for every 513 residents.

Churches near New Bethel Church

• Forest Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Kingdom Hall — 0.6 mi away
• Forest Presbyterian Church — 1 mi away
• Forest Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away in Pulaski, MS
• Iglesia Cristiana Bet-el — 1.2 mi away
• Forest Methodist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Christian Life Fellowship — 1.2 mi away
• Lynch Chapel United Methodist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Iglesia Getsemani M.A.V. — 1.3 mi away