Wesley Independent Methodist Church

The community around Wesley Independent 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 about 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: 50.2%
• Food Insecurity: 35.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.3%
• Diabetes: 22.4%
• Unemployment: 14.2% (5.8–22.5%)
• Social Isolation: 39.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.8%
• Poverty Rate: 25.8% (15.4–36.2%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 17.8%
• Child Poverty: 29.6% (15.2–44.0%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.7% (8.2–19.2%)

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

Pascagoula city is served by 38 churches — about one congregation for every 532 residents.

Churches near Wesley Independent Methodist Church

• Calling All Christians — 0.4 mi away in Moss Point, MS
• Mission Way Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away in Moss Point, MS
• Midway Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away in Moss Point, MS
• St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in Moss Point, MS
• Meridian Street Missionary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away in Moss Point, MS
• Church of God in Christ — 0.7 mi away in Moss Point, MS
• Morning Star Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away in Moss Point, MS
• Olivet Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away in Moss Point, MS
• Christ Temple Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away in Moss Point, MS
• Parkway Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away