Mer Parish United Methodist Church

Mer Parish United Methodist Church is a United_methodist church in Meridian, MS 39307. It is one of 168 churches in Meridian, and one of 6 United_methodist congregations in the city.

Meridian, MS, 39307

Mer Parish United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Mer Parish United Methodist Church

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 more than a third 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: 49.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 43.9%
  • Social Isolation: 40.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 33.8% (21.1–46.6%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.5%
  • Diabetes: 21.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.8%
  • Child Poverty: 31.6% (13.9–49.3%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.1% (6.6–19.6%)
  • Unemployment: 6.4% (1.8–11.6%)

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

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

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