Sweethour Church

The community around Sweethour Church

It takes 3.9 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: 36.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.9%
• Diabetes: 20.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.8%
• Obesity: 43.1%
• Social Isolation: 39.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.4%
• Poverty Rate: 29.5% (18.0–41.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 19.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.4% (6.9–17.8%)
• Unemployment: 8.0% (3.4–12.5%)

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

Churches near Sweethour Church

• Jeremiah Church — 0.6 mi away
• Yazoo Church — 1.9 mi away in Greenwood, MS
• McLean Church — 2.1 mi away
• Saint John Church — 2.3 mi away
• Saint Paul Church — 2.4 mi away
• Truevine Church — 2.6 mi away
• Payne Church — 2.7 mi away
• Payne Chapel Church — 2.9 mi away
• Greater Harvest Worship Center — 3.4 mi away in Greenwood, MS
• Brooklyn Chapel — 3.5 mi away in Greenwood, MS