Jerusalem Church

The community around Jerusalem Church

It takes 4.3 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third 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.

• Child Poverty: 52.9% (35.5–70.4%)
• Obesity: 49.2%
• Food Insecurity: 35.4%
• Poverty Rate: 33.1% (23.6–42.5%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.9%
• Diabetes: 22.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.2%
• Social Isolation: 38.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.5% (7.9–15.1%)

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

Churches near Jerusalem Church

• St Mark Church of God — 0.5 mi away
• Lampton Street Church of Christ — 0.8 mi away
• Walk of Faith Covenant Church — 1 mi away
• Mount Olive M. B. Church — 1 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Bethel A M E Church — 1.3 mi away
• Bright Star Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away in Merigold, MS
• First Baptist Church — 1.7 mi away in Merigold, MS
• Merigold Methodist Church — 1.9 mi away in Merigold, MS
• 1st Baptist Church of Merigold — 2 mi away in Merigold, MS