Saint Paul Church

The community around Saint Paul Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand 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.

• Child Poverty: 80.6%
• Obesity: 53.5%
• Poverty Rate: 49.0%
• Food Insecurity: 41.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.3%
• Diabetes: 20.5%
• Unemployment: 13.2% (5.8–20.6%)
• Social Isolation: 36.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint Paul Church

• Rusty Nails Cowboy Church — 1.1 mi away
• Forrest City Church of God — 1.5 mi away
• Harmony Chapel — 1.7 mi away
• Pentecost Church — 1.8 mi away
• Jerusalem Church — 2.1 mi away
• Victory United Methodist Church — 2.2 mi away
• Church of God Forest City — 2.4 mi away
• Christ Temple Pentecostal Church — 2.4 mi away
• Pilgrims Rest Church — 2.5 mi away
• Shady Grove Church — 2.6 mi away