The Greater Gethsemane Baptist Church

The community around The Greater Gethsemane Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 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 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,100 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: 47.3%
• Child Poverty: 42.4% (27.2–57.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 36.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.6%
• Diabetes: 20.3%
• Social Isolation: 36.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.1%
• Poverty Rate: 24.8% (14.2–35.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 18.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.1% (9.6–22.5%)
• Depression: 24.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%

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

Oklahoma City city is served by 616 churches — about one congregation for every 1,095 residents.

Churches near The Greater Gethsemane Baptist Church

• Greater Saint Paul Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Open Door Cathdral Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Plainview Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Oklahoma City — 0.3 mi away
• First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Oklahoma City — 0.3 mi away
• New Testament Holiness Church of Jesus Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Faith Memorial Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Good Shepherd Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• The New Fair Havens Sanctuary — 0.3 mi away
• Northeast Assembly of God Church — 0.3 mi away