Way Station

The community around Way Station

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: 34.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.6%
• Depression: 23.4%
• Poverty Rate: 20.8% (11.7–30.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 16.5%
• Diabetes: 13.1%
• Unemployment: 6.3% (1.8–10.8%)

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

Churches near Way Station

• One 80 Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Community United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Joshua Tree — 0.4 mi away
• One 80 Ministries — 0.4 mi away
• Lutheran Church of the Desert — 0.4 mi away
• Joshua Tree Foursquare Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Southern Baptist Church of Joshua Tree — 0.5 mi away
• Church On The Hill — 0.5 mi away
• Saint Christopher of the Desert Church — 0.8 mi away
• Lighthouse Christian Center — 1.3 mi away