The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The community around The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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: 42.0%
• Poverty Rate: 37.1% (25.9–48.4%)
• Food Insecurity: 31.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.9% (10.0–21.9%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.2%
• Depression: 24.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.8%
• Unemployment: 6.8% (3.2–10.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• University Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Ekklesia Hattiesburg — 0.3 mi away
• Parkway Heights United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Danforth Chapel — 0.3 mi away
• Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Baptist Student Union — 0.4 mi away
• Wesley Foundation — 0.5 mi away
• Southern Miss Lighthouse Campus Ministry — 0.5 mi away
• Canterbury: The Episcopal Church at USM — 0.6 mi away
• Episcopal Church of the Ascension — 0.6 mi away