Blackwater UMC Ararat NC

The community around Blackwater UMC Ararat NC

In the few miles around this church, about 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance. More than a third of adults live with obesity, 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.3% (8.8–31.8%)
• Obesity: 40.4%
• Social Isolation: 33.0%
• Depression: 27.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.2%
• Food Insecurity: 16.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%

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

Churches near Blackwater UMC Ararat NC

• Mount Zion Church — 0 mi away
• Black Water Church — 0.9 mi away in Mt Airy, NC
• Union Primitive Baptist Church — 1 mi away in Mt Airy, NC
• Little Mountain Church — 1.8 mi away
• Fellowship Baptist Church — 2.2 mi away
• Turkey Ford Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away in Mt Airy, NC
• Solid Rock Baptist Church — 2.7 mi away in Dobson, NC
• New Home Church of Christ — 2.8 mi away in Dobson, NC
• Mount Zion Baptist Church — 2.9 mi away
• Dover Church — 2.9 mi away in Mt Airy, NC