Saint Paul Church

The community around Saint Paul Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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: 41.5% (26.5–56.4%)
• Poverty Rate: 32.8% (23.7–41.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.8%
• Food Insecurity: 29.2%
• Obesity: 43.8%
• Social Isolation: 34.3%
• Depression: 28.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.2%
• Diabetes: 17.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.5% (9.7–21.3%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.9%

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

Forest City town is served by 11 churches — about one congregation for every 424 residents.

Churches near Saint Paul Church

• The Source Ministries NC — 0.3 mi away
• Nazarene Church — 0.3 mi away
• True World Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Wells Spring United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
• Faith Praise & Worship Ministries — 0.6 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.7 mi away
• Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Forest City — 1.1 mi away