Howard Chapel Church

The community around Howard Chapel Church

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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand 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.

• Obesity: 52.5%
• Food Insecurity: 47.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.4%
• Social Isolation: 41.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.8%
• Diabetes: 28.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 22.2% (13.2–31.2%)
• Poverty Rate: 29.6% (19.0–40.3%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.0% (12.8–21.8%)

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

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

Churches near Howard Chapel Church

• Harris Memorial United Methodist — 0.2 mi away
• Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greater Fairview Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Northside Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Abundance of Grace Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Christ Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Rutledge Avenue Church of God — 0.6 mi away
• Shady Grove Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Bell Chapel Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Northwest Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away