New Salem Church

The community around New Salem Church

It takes 5.5 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Obesity: 45.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.6%
• Food Insecurity: 26.3%
• Diabetes: 20.6%
• Child Poverty: 35.5% (16.0–55.0%)
• Social Isolation: 35.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.3%
• Poverty Rate: 24.8% (16.0–33.6%)
• Housing Insecurity: 18.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.4% (8.0–18.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 13.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.8%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Churches near New Salem Church

• Whittington Church — 0.5 mi away
• New Salem Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Bethel Church — 0.7 mi away
• Mary Springs Church — 1.6 mi away in Gloster, MS
• Bethlehem Church — 1.7 mi away in Gloster, MS
• Smyrna Church — 1.7 mi away in Gloster, MS
• Zion Hill Baptist Church — 2.7 mi away
• Parson Hill Church — 3.1 mi away
• Graves Chapel — 3.3 mi away
• Mount Pleasant Baptist Church — 3.4 mi away in Gloster, MS