Morganton Bluegrass Church

The community around Morganton Bluegrass Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 37.6% (23.3–52.4%)
• Social Isolation: 34.5%
• Poverty Rate: 22.6% (14.6–30.7%)
• Food Insecurity: 20.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.0% (12.0–24.1%)
• Obesity: 37.8%
• Depression: 26.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.7%
• Diabetes: 13.7%

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

Churches near Morganton Bluegrass Church

• St Matthews United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Brookwood Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Morganton Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Gateway Bible Church — 1.1 mi away
• Morganton Wesleyan Church — 1.1 mi away
• Heritage Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 1.3 mi away
• Bethel Church of Christ — 1.3 mi away
• Deaton Chapel — 1.3 mi away
• Thrive Church — 1.4 mi away