Oconee Street Methodist Church

The community around Oconee Street Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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: 100.0%
• Poverty Rate: 54.9%
• Social Isolation: 46.1%
• Food Insecurity: 34.7%
• Depression: 28.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 21.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.3%
• Unemployment: 10.9% (2.7–19.3%)

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

Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) is served by 88 churches — about one congregation for every 1,398 residents.

Churches near Oconee Street Methodist Church

• Full Gospel Tabernacle — 0.2 mi away in Athens, GA
• St. Mary's Episcopal Church Steeple — 0.2 mi away in Athens, GA
• New Faith Tabernacle Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Dorsey Tabernacle Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church East — 0.5 mi away in Athens, GA
• Saint Marks Church — 0.6 mi away
• Apostolic Faith Church — 0.6 mi away in Athens, GA
• Baptist Collegiate Ministries — 0.6 mi away in Athens, GA
• Windborne Church - Athens, GA — 0.7 mi away in Athens, GA
• The Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away