Lightner's Temple Church of Holiness

The community around Lightner's Temple Church of Holiness

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 5 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: 100.0%
• Obesity: 52.7%
• Food Insecurity: 45.7%
• Social Isolation: 40.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.2%
• Poverty Rate: 35.7% (18.7–52.9%)
• Housing Insecurity: 34.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.8%
• Diabetes: 24.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

East St. Louis city is served by 78 churches — about one congregation for every 249 residents.

Churches near Lightner's Temple Church of Holiness

• Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Goodrich Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away
• Tremont Temple Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Israelite Spiritual Church — 0.2 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Holy Olivette Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Pilgrim Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL
• Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Shiloh AME Church — 0.3 mi away in East St. Louis, IL