Southern Miss Lighthouse Campus Ministry

The community around Southern Miss Lighthouse Campus Ministry

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Social Isolation: 47.7%
• Poverty Rate: 44.5% (33.3–55.7%)
• Food Insecurity: 40.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 25.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.1% (13.3–26.9%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.8%
• Depression: 27.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6%
• Unemployment: 6.4% (3.7–9.2%)

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

Churches near Southern Miss Lighthouse Campus Ministry

• Danforth Chapel — 0.1 mi away
• Baptist Student Union — 0.2 mi away
• Wesley Foundation — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
• New Covenant Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Cornerstone Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.5 mi away
• Highland Park Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Parkway Heights United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away