Mowles Chapel

The community around Mowles Chapel

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. 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. 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: 45.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.6%
• Food Insecurity: 26.3%
• Diabetes: 21.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
• Social Isolation: 37.6%
• Depression: 31.4%
• Poverty Rate: 24.5% (14.2–34.9%)
• Housing Insecurity: 19.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.0%
• Unemployment: 6.9% (0.9–13.1%)

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

Churches near Mowles Chapel

• Church of God — 0.5 mi away
• Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
• Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Refuge Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
• Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• North Side United Holiness Church — 0.7 mi away
• Saint Mathews Holy Church — 0.7 mi away
• The Faith Center Church of Bluefield WV & Charlotte NC — 0.7 mi away
• Faith Center Church — 0.7 mi away
• First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.7 mi away