Simmon Grove Church

The community around Simmon Grove Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than 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: 45.2%
• Food Insecurity: 41.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.3%
• Diabetes: 23.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.5%
• Social Isolation: 35.4%
• Poverty Rate: 25.0% (15.2–34.9%)
• Transportation Barriers: 20.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.6% (10.1–25.0%)
• Unemployment: 9.6% (1.8–17.4%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.0%
• Depression: 24.8%

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

Churches near Simmon Grove Church

• Simon Grove Holiness Church — 0 mi away
• Down East Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away
• Ocal Church — 1.9 mi away
• Vaughn Church — 2.4 mi away in Elm City, NC
• Bethany Church — 2.5 mi away
• Perrys Temple OFWB Church — 2.5 mi away
• Feel Free Church Ministries — 2.6 mi away
• Rosebud Baptist Church — 2.6 mi away
• Pleasant Hope Church — 2.7 mi away in Elm City, NC
• New Beginning FWB Church — 2.8 mi away in Elm City, NC