Smith Chapel

The community around Smith Chapel

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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: 49.8%
• Food Insecurity: 41.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.8%
• Poverty Rate: 35.6% (22.7–48.5%)
• Housing Insecurity: 30.0%
• Diabetes: 23.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.4%
• Unemployment: 18.1% (6.5–29.7%)
• Social Isolation: 38.0%
• Child Poverty: 37.9% (17.9–57.9%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.8% (11.8–20.0%)

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

Kinston city is served by 19 churches — about one congregation for every 848 residents.

Churches near Smith Chapel

• Saint Lukes Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greater St. Paul U.H.C. — 0.3 mi away
• East Kinston Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
• River of Life Christian Center — 0.5 mi away
• Emmanuel Hill Free Will Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• St Peter Church of Christ — 0.8 mi away
• God's Way Church of God-Christ — 0.9 mi away
• True Deliverance Church of Christ — 1.1 mi away
• Faith Tabernacle Holy Church — 1.1 mi away
• United American Free Will Baptist Tabernacle — 1.1 mi away