Liberty Church of Mer

The community around Liberty Church of Mer

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

• Child Poverty: 87.9%
• Obesity: 52.1%
• Food Insecurity: 47.6%
• Poverty Rate: 41.0% (23.6–58.4%)
• Social Isolation: 40.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 33.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.6%
• Diabetes: 25.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 24.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.7% (4.3–19.2%)

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

Meridian city is served by 90 churches — about one congregation for every 361 residents.

Churches near Liberty Church of Mer

• Calvary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Union Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• St. James AME Church — 0.2 mi away
• Fitkins Memorial Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
• Fifth Street United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Iglesia Adventista Maranatha — 0.5 mi away
• Mount Sinai Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Christ Temple Church — 0.5 mi away
• El Bethel Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away