Shield of Faith Ministry Church

The community around Shield of Faith Ministry Church

It takes 4.2 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Food Insecurity: 26.4%
• Obesity: 43.4%
• Social Isolation: 38.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.0%
• Diabetes: 16.0%
• Unemployment: 10.3% (1.9–18.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 19.1%
• Poverty Rate: 18.5% (10.1–26.9%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.7% (7.2–16.2%)

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

Churches near Shield of Faith Ministry Church

• Saint Paul Church — 0.9 mi away
• Coldwater Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away
• Prairie Chapel — 3 mi away
• Mount Evon Church — 3.3 mi away
• Hope Baptist Church — 3.4 mi away
• New Bethel Church — 3.4 mi away
• Mount Carmel Church — 3.4 mi away in Union, MS
• Carolina Church — 3.6 mi away
• Pine Grove Church — 3.6 mi away in Union, MS
• Mount Bethany Church — 3.6 mi away