Saint Christopher of the Desert Church

The community around Saint Christopher of the Desert 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 a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.

• Social Isolation: 34.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.0%
• Depression: 23.1%
• Poverty Rate: 19.8% (10.5–29.1%)
• Food Insecurity: 15.7%
• Unemployment: 6.6% (2.0–11.2%)

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

Churches near Saint Christopher of the Desert Church

• First Baptist Church of Joshua Tree — 0.5 mi away
• One 80 Ministries — 0.6 mi away
• Joshua Tree Foursquare Church — 0.7 mi away
• Lutheran Church of the Desert — 0.7 mi away
• Way Station — 0.8 mi away
• Sky View Chapel — 0.8 mi away
• One 80 Ministries — 0.9 mi away
• Community United Methodist Church — 1.1 mi away
• First Southern Baptist Church of Joshua Tree — 1.2 mi away
• Church On The Hill — 1.2 mi away