New Jerusalem MB Church

The community around New Jerusalem MB Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About 1 in 7 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 27.1%
• Unemployment: 15.5% (6.4–24.5%)
• Obesity: 44.5%
• Social Isolation: 37.6%
• Child Poverty: 32.0% (15.3–48.7%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.1%
• Poverty Rate: 24.9% (16.0–33.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 20.7%
• Diabetes: 17.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.2%

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

Churches near New Jerusalem MB Church

• Church of Christ — 1 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 1.3 mi away
• Indianola PCA — 1.3 mi away
• Assembly of God Church — 1.3 mi away
• Mount Zion Church — 1.3 mi away
• New Hope COGIC — 1.3 mi away
• Saint Stephens Episcopal Church — 1.4 mi away
• Christ United Methodist Church — 1.4 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away