Southside Church of God

The community around Southside Church of God

Within about a mile of this church, 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 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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: 49.6%
• Child Poverty: 48.3% (35.2–62.9%)
• Social Isolation: 41.8%
• Food Insecurity: 39.1%
• Poverty Rate: 37.8% (24.2–51.4%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.8% (10.8–22.8%)
• Diabetes: 16.5%
• Unemployment: 10.0% (4.8–15.3%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2%

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

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

Churches near Southside Church of God

• Crossroads M.B. Church — 0.2 mi away
• Foursquare Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Therese Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
• We Care Church — 0.6 mi away
• Alta Woods Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• New Jerusalem Church — 0.7 mi away
• The Pathway Of Life Church — 0.7 mi away
• Belvedere Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
• Alta Woods Presbyterian Church — 0.8 mi away
• Leavell Woods United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away