Mercy Seat Church

The community around Mercy Seat Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 45.1%
• Social Isolation: 35.0%
• Poverty Rate: 25.8% (14.6–37.0%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.2%
• Food Insecurity: 24.6%
• Diabetes: 17.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.4% (4.2–18.6%)

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

Vicksburg city is served by 29 churches — about one congregation for every 729 residents.

Churches near Mercy Seat Church

• New Mount Elem Church — 0.4 mi away
• King Solomon Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Elevate Church Of Vicksburg — 0.6 mi away
• Mt Pisgah Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Gospel Temple Missionary Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.8 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.9 mi away
• King David Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away