Saint Paul United Methodist Church

The community around Saint Paul United Methodist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 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: 63.5%
• Obesity: 46.7%
• Poverty Rate: 38.6%
• Food Insecurity: 33.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.8%
• Diabetes: 19.2%
• Social Isolation: 36.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.2% (12.6–21.9%)
• Transportation Barriers: 17.0%
• Unemployment: 10.9% (4.2–17.5%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.7%
• Depression: 26.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.4%

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

Muskogee city is served by 79 churches — about one congregation for every 451 residents.

Churches near Saint Paul United Methodist Church

• Christ For the World — 0.1 mi away
• Kingdom Living Muskogee — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Joseph Church — 0.1 mi away
• Freedom Fellowship Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
• West Side Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• 18th and Denison Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Nelson Chapel Cumberland Church — 0.4 mi away
• Boston Avenue Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Central Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away