Gaston Springs Church

The community around Gaston Springs 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 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.8%
• Food Insecurity: 27.1%
• Diabetes: 19.6%
• Obesity: 42.6%
• Social Isolation: 35.9%
• Poverty Rate: 22.4% (13.5–31.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.6%
• Child Poverty: 23.2% (7.2–39.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 19.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.5%

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

Churches near Gaston Springs Church

• Oak Grove Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away
• Pittsboro United Methodist Church — 2.3 mi away
• Pittsboro First Baptist Church — 2.4 mi away
• Old Town Church — 2.5 mi away
• Centerville Church — 2.9 mi away
• Bridges Chapel — 3 mi away
• Taylor Church — 3.6 mi away in Vardaman, MS
• Jackson Chapel Church — 3.7 mi away in Bruce, MS
• Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church — 3.8 mi away in Calhoun City, MS
• Light House Church of Christ — 3.8 mi away in Bruce, MS