Smith Chapel Bible Church of God

The community around Smith Chapel Bible Church of God

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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,100 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.

• Obesity: 46.7%
• Child Poverty: 46.7% (29.7–63.6%)
• Food Insecurity: 25.6%
• Poverty Rate: 29.2% (19.9–38.4%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.6%
• Diabetes: 17.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.4%
• Unemployment: 10.2% (4.4–16.0%)
• Social Isolation: 31.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.4% (9.5–17.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Smith Chapel Bible Church of God

• First Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• BWTC Ministries Lumberton, NC. 28358 — 0.3 mi away
• Chestnut Street Methodist — 0.5 mi away
• CSMC Sound Booth — 0.5 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church and Weekday School — 0.5 mi away
• First Baptist Church, Lumberton — 0.5 mi away
• Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
• Penecostal Church — 0.6 mi away
• POL - The Pentecostals of Lumberton — 0.6 mi away
• Love and Joy Christian Center — 0.6 mi away