STAR of Bethlehem M. B. Church - Laurinburg NC

The community around STAR of Bethlehem M. B. Church - Laurinburg NC

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 half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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: 56.6%
• Obesity: 46.8%
• Poverty Rate: 37.1%
• Food Insecurity: 34.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.5%
• Diabetes: 19.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.7%
• Social Isolation: 38.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.2%
• Unemployment: 11.7% (7.5–15.9%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.6%
• Depression: 25.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.4% (7.9–16.9%)

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

Churches near STAR of Bethlehem M. B. Church - Laurinburg NC

• Franklin Chapel AME Zion Church — 0.1 mi away
• New Light — 0.2 mi away
• St James Holiness Church — 0.2 mi away
• Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Olive Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Wilson Chapel Holy Bible Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Mary Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
• Bright Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away