Oread Center

Oread Center is a Presbyterian church at 912 Illinois Street in Lawrence, KS 66044. It is one of 106 churches in Lawrence, and one of 4 Presbyterian congregations in the city.

912 Illinois Street, Lawrence, KS, 66044

Website: https://www.oreadcenter.com/

Oread Center is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 119 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Kansas — 11,342 across the United States on The Church Map.

Presbyterians gave American Christianity much of its backbone: seminaries, catechisms, and shared government by elders rather than by one man, a habit that shaped the country's civic life as much as its churches. They have been among the most persistent builders of colleges, hospitals, and mission agencies this nation has.

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The community around Oread Center

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. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

  • Poverty Rate: 48.3%
  • Social Isolation: 37.4%
  • Depression: 31.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 23.5% (16.8–30.8%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.3%
  • Unemployment: 9.7% (5.8–13.6%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.6%

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

Lawrence city is served by 68 churches — about one congregation for every 1,175 residents.

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