Peters Rock Temple Church of God in Christ

The community around Peters Rock Temple Church of God in Christ

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. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Poverty Rate: 34.7% (22.0–47.4%)
• Social Isolation: 35.8%
• Food Insecurity: 21.0%
• Obesity: 37.0%
• Child Poverty: 23.4% (6.4–40.4%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.3%
• Unemployment: 7.0% (0.2–14.5%)

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

Starkville city is served by 24 churches — about one congregation for every 666 residents.

Churches near Peters Rock Temple Church of God in Christ

• Griffin United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Wobv — 0.2 mi away
• Week Day Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Connection — 0.2 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• FBC Starkville Children's Building — 0.4 mi away
• The Assembly Starkville — 0.4 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away