Thorn Church of God

The community around Thorn Church of God

It takes 4.4 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.7%
• Food Insecurity: 28.0%
• Diabetes: 18.3%
• Obesity: 43.1%
• Social Isolation: 36.5%
• Poverty Rate: 23.3% (16.0–30.5%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.7%
• Child Poverty: 26.6% (13.1–40.1%)
• Housing Insecurity: 20.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.9%

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

Churches near Thorn Church of God

• Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• New Hope Church — 0.3 mi away
• Thorn Church — 0.8 mi away
• Georgies Chapel — 2.1 mi away in New Houlka, MS
• Friendship Missionary Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away
• Pearson Chapel — 4.1 mi away
• New Hope Church — 4.1 mi away in Vardaman, MS
• Poplar Springs Baptist Church — 4.3 mi away in Vardaman, MS
• Youngs Chapel — 4.4 mi away in Vardaman, MS
• Mount Prospect Church — 4.4 mi away in New Houlka, MS