Yazoo Church

The community around Yazoo Church

It takes 2.9 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. 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.

• Food Insecurity: 37.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.1%
• Diabetes: 20.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.6%
• Obesity: 43.0%
• Social Isolation: 38.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.5%
• Poverty Rate: 29.1% (17.5–40.6%)
• Transportation Barriers: 19.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.6% (8.0–19.2%)
• Unemployment: 6.9% (2.6–11.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Yazoo Church

• Brooklyn Chapel — 1.7 mi away
• Sweethour Church — 1.9 mi away in Itta Bena, MS
• Truevine Church — 2.1 mi away in Itta Bena, MS
• Jeremiah Church — 2.4 mi away in Itta Bena, MS
• Pillow Chapel — 2.8 mi away
• Greater Harvest Worship Center — 2.9 mi away
• Goodhope Baptist Church — 3 mi away
• Abundant Life Church — 3.4 mi away
• Travelers Rest MB Church — 3.4 mi away
• McLean Church — 3.4 mi away in Itta Bena, MS