Sardis Church of Chirst

The community around Sardis Church of Chirst

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

• Child Poverty: 87.1%
• Obesity: 53.3%
• Poverty Rate: 47.2%
• Food Insecurity: 46.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.4%
• Diabetes: 25.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 24.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.8% (14.2–29.4%)
• Social Isolation: 38.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.8%
• Unemployment: 11.7% (0.6–23.4%)

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

Churches near Sardis Church of Chirst

• Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Encounter Worship Center — 0.6 mi away
• Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
• Presbyterian Church of Sardis — 0.7 mi away
• Sardis United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Holy Innocents Episcopal Church — 0.8 mi away in Como, MS
• Heart Generation Church — 0.9 mi away
• MT Zion Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• New Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church — 1 mi away