Paran Church

The community around Paran Church

In the few miles around 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 about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand 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: 46.1%
• Food Insecurity: 32.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.8%
• Diabetes: 20.3%
• Social Isolation: 37.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.2% (5.2–25.2%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.7%
• Child Poverty: 24.5% (5.5–43.5%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.3%

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

Churches near Paran Church

• Bethlehem Church — 0.8 mi away
• Lake Point United Methodist Church — 1.8 mi away
• Mt Beulah United Methodist Church — 2.3 mi away
• Beulah Church — 2.3 mi away
• Bethel Church — 2.6 mi away
• Central Holiness Church — 2.6 mi away
• East Lake City Holiness Church — 2.6 mi away
• Saint John Church — 3 mi away
• Gilead Freewill Baptist Church — 3.1 mi away in Scranton, SC
• New Zion Missionary Baptist Church — 3.1 mi away