Mount Olive Church

The community around Mount Olive Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 43.6%
• Social Isolation: 33.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.4%
• Poverty Rate: 23.2% (14.5–31.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 20.8%
• Diabetes: 15.3%
• Unemployment: 9.4% (1.9–16.9%)
• Depression: 24.8%
• Child Poverty: 22.3% (8.7–36.0%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.6%

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

Churches near Mount Olive Church

• Bethel Church — 0.7 mi away in Benton, IL
• Community Church — 1.8 mi away in Benton, IL
• Forest Church — 2.2 mi away in Benton, IL
• Caldwell Church — 2.3 mi away in Benton, IL
• Third Baptist Church — 2.6 mi away
• Glad Tidings Church — 2.7 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 2.7 mi away
• Saint Marks Episcopal Church — 2.9 mi away
• West Frankfort First Baptist — 2.9 mi away
• First Church of God — 2.9 mi away