Salem Baptist Church

Salem Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Sumter, SC 29150. It is one of 158 churches in Sumter, and one of 14 Baptist congregations in the city.

New Salem Sumter is a community of ordinary individuals who place their trust in Jesus, asking Him to help them discover a life that is greater than they could every imagine.

Sumter, SC, 29150

Website: http://www.newsalemsumter.com/

Salem Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Salem Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 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 more than 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: 53.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 44.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 35.2% (23.1–47.3%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.2%
  • Diabetes: 27.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.6%
  • Unemployment: 16.2% (7.0–25.4%)
  • Social Isolation: 37.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.7% (5.6–17.7%)

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

Sumter city is served by 44 churches — about one congregation for every 813 residents.

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