Oakland Church

The community around Oakland Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.0%
• Child Poverty: 36.9% (21.0–52.8%)
• Social Isolation: 33.8%
• Food Insecurity: 24.9%
• Poverty Rate: 24.5% (16.3–32.8%)
• Diabetes: 16.2%
• Obesity: 38.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.0%
• Depression: 24.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 17.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Oakland Church

• Hedgeway Church — 0.6 mi away in Lamar, AR
• First Freewill Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away in Lamar, AR
• Mount Olive United Methodist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Christian Life Center — 1.5 mi away
• Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Church — 1.5 mi away
• Hedgeway Church — 1.7 mi away
• Cabin Creek Baptist Church — 1.8 mi away in Lamar, AR
• Second Baptist Church — 2 mi away
• Life Bridge Church — 2 mi away
• Lamar Worship Center — 2.1 mi away in Lamar, AR