Southwest Church

The community around Southwest Church

In the few miles around 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 about 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: 47.3%
• Food Insecurity: 36.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.1%
• Poverty Rate: 32.7% (20.6–44.8%)
• Housing Insecurity: 26.4%
• Diabetes: 21.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.4%
• Unemployment: 14.7% (5.2–24.2%)
• Social Isolation: 36.9%
• Child Poverty: 36.1% (16.3–56.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 18.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.0%

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

Churches near Southwest Church

• Armenia Church — 1.4 mi away
• New Testament Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away
• Smith Chapel — 1.7 mi away
• Saint Lukes Church — 1.9 mi away
• East Kinston Church of Christ — 1.9 mi away
• Greater St. Paul U.H.C. — 2 mi away
• River of Life Christian Center — 2.2 mi away
• United American Free Will Baptist Tabernacle — 2.2 mi away
• God's Way Church of God-Christ — 2.2 mi away
• Emmanuel Hill Free Will Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away