Christian Church in Mississippi

The community around Christian Church in Mississippi

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, 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: 32.2%
• Poverty Rate: 31.7% (22.8–40.6%)
• Obesity: 43.6%
• Social Isolation: 39.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 17.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.0% (11.6–22.4%)
• Diabetes: 16.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Jackson city is served by 237 churches — about one congregation for every 627 residents.

Churches near Christian Church in Mississippi

• Greater Blair Street African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.4 mi away
• New Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Church of Christ Science — 0.5 mi away
• New Strangers Home Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
• Soul City Church — 0.5 mi away
• New Jerusalem Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Christ Temple Church of Christ Holiness — 0.6 mi away
• Greater Mount Sinai Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away