Varney Branch Church

The community around Varney Branch Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and more than a third of adults here carry depression. 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: 49.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.3%
• Depression: 36.7%
• Poverty Rate: 30.3% (19.6–40.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 29.9%
• Diabetes: 21.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.8%
• Unemployment: 15.3% (5.8–24.8%)
• Social Isolation: 38.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Varney Branch Church

• Church of God — 0.3 mi away in West Logan, WV
• Aracoma Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• West Logan Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in West Logan, WV
• New Covenant Fellowship — 0.9 mi away
• Free Methodist Church — 0.9 mi away
• Church of the Nazarene — 0.9 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Nighbert Memorial United Methodist Church — 1 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
• First Church of God — 1.1 mi away