New Salem Church

The community around New Salem Church

It takes 6.6 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 about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of 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: 34.5%
• Food Insecurity: 32.5%
• Diabetes: 22.3%
• Obesity: 44.4%
• Social Isolation: 36.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
• Poverty Rate: 28.8% (18.6–39.0%)
• Housing Insecurity: 22.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.2% (6.0–18.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near New Salem Church

• Saint Johns Chapel — 0.5 mi away
• Summerfield Church — 1 mi away in Carrollton, MS
• Mount Zion Church — 2.6 mi away
• Acorner Church — 3.3 mi away in Winona, MS
• Bluff Springs Methodist Church — 3.7 mi away in Winona, MS
• Enon Church — 3.8 mi away in Carrollton, MS
• Springhill Church — 3.9 mi away in Winona, MS
• Hazel Green Church — 4.4 mi away in Winona, MS
• Nebo Church — 4.8 mi away
• Goodhope Church — 4.9 mi away in Carrollton, MS