Gum Chapel

The community around Gum Chapel

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 33.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.8%
• Diabetes: 19.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.3%
• Unemployment: 13.8% (5.9–21.7%)
• Obesity: 44.5%
• Social Isolation: 36.5%
• Poverty Rate: 24.3% (14.4–34.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 23.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.0%
• Depression: 24.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%

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

Churches near Gum Chapel

• Maranatha Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• The Good Shepherd Ministry — 0.7 mi away
• Highway Church — 0.9 mi away
• Simmons Grove Church — 1.2 mi away
• Tabernacle Church — 1.5 mi away
• Saint Marks Church — 1.6 mi away
• London Church — 1.6 mi away
• Victory Baptist Church — 1.8 mi away
• New Hope United Methodist Church — 1.8 mi away
• Lake View Park Church — 1.8 mi away