Gum Swamp Church

The community around Gum Swamp Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than 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.

• Obesity: 46.3%
• Food Insecurity: 31.3%
• Social Isolation: 36.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.4%
• Diabetes: 16.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.5% (10.2–20.8%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.9%
• Depression: 23.8%
• Poverty Rate: 16.6% (5.4–27.9%)
• Transportation Barriers: 15.7%

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

Churches near Gum Swamp Church

• Holly Hill Free Will Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Lighthouse Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Belvoir Church — 2 mi away
• New Hope Church — 2.5 mi away
• Falkland Church of God — 3.5 mi away in Falkland, NC
• Redeeming The Times Ministries Inc — 3.5 mi away
• Falkland Presbyterian Church — 3.5 mi away in Falkland, NC
• Zion Chapel — 3.6 mi away in Tarboro, NC
• Holy Temple Church — 3.7 mi away
• New Life Deliverance Center — 3.7 mi away