Highland Church

The community around Highland Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About 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: 47.8%
• Food Insecurity: 35.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.1%
• Diabetes: 21.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.1%
• Social Isolation: 35.7%
• Poverty Rate: 27.0% (16.7–37.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 24.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 17.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.3%
• Child Poverty: 24.6% (7.1–42.6%)
• Depression: 24.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%
• Unemployment: 6.5% (0.6–12.6%)

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

Shelby city is served by 32 churches — about one congregation for every 570 residents.

Churches near Highland Church

• Shiloh Church — 0.3 mi away
• Changers Church — 0.3 mi away
• Vision Baptist Cathedral — 0.4 mi away
• Faith Harvest Church — 0.5 mi away
• Hoyle Memorial Church — 0.5 mi away
• Mt. Calvary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Wardell Chapell — 0.6 mi away
• Ryburn Memorial Presbyterian Church — 0.7 mi away
• The Salvation Army Shelby Corps (Church) — 0.7 mi away
• Ascension Lutheran Church — 0.7 mi away