Sweet Gum Church

The community around Sweet Gum Church

It takes 3.0 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Social Isolation: 32.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.5%
• Food Insecurity: 22.3%
• Diabetes: 17.0%
• Obesity: 37.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.0%
• Unemployment: 7.1% (0.2–15.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Sweet Gum Church

• Liberty Temple — 0.9 mi away
• Sandy Plain Church — 2 mi away in Tabor City, NC
• Springfield Church — 2.3 mi away
• Flag Patch Church — 2.5 mi away
• Zion Church — 2.6 mi away in Tabor City, NC
• Camp Swamp Church — 2.8 mi away
• Mt Nebo Missionary Baptist — 2.9 mi away
• Deliverance Prayer Temple — 3.1 mi away
• Oak Dale Baptist Church — 3.1 mi away
• Old Zion Church — 3.5 mi away in Tabor City, NC