Community Church of Prayer

The community around Community Church of Prayer

Within about a mile of this church, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 80.2%
• Obesity: 53.7%
• Food Insecurity: 49.3%
• Poverty Rate: 46.1% (27.2–65.1%)
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 36.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 24.7%
• Diabetes: 23.8%
• Unemployment: 9.1% (2.4–16.0%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6%

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

Cahokia Heights city is served by 18 churches — about one congregation for every 780 residents.

Churches near Community Church of Prayer

• Ohoptanchurch — 0.2 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Original House of Prayer to All Nations — 0.2 mi away
• Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• St. James Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in Centreville, IL
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses--Centreville — 0.6 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Bond Avenue Community Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away in Cahokia Heights, IL
• New Macedonia M.B. Church — 0.7 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Calvary Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Immaculate Church — 0.8 mi away in Cahokia Heights, IL
• Faith Deliverance Ministries — 0.8 mi away in East St Louis, IL