The Sounds of joy

The community around The Sounds of joy

It takes 4.0 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity, and about a third 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.

• Obesity: 46.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.4%
• Food Insecurity: 28.3%
• Diabetes: 21.1%
• Social Isolation: 37.8%
• Child Poverty: 34.7% (19.5–49.9%)
• Housing Insecurity: 21.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.1%
• Poverty Rate: 18.9% (11.8–26.1%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.3%
• Unemployment: 6.9% (2.4–11.6%)

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

Churches near The Sounds of joy

• Oak Grove Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Saint Marks Church — 2.5 mi away
• Pleasant Hill Church — 2.7 mi away
• Pleasant Grove Church — 2.8 mi away in Brodnax, VA
• St Luke Church of God & Christ — 2.9 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 3 mi away
• Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church — 3 mi away
• Salem Church — 3.2 mi away in Brodnax, VA
• Green Chapel — 3.2 mi away in Brodnax, VA
• Ogden Church — 3.5 mi away in Brodnax, VA