East Leesville Church

The community around East Leesville Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third 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: 54.0%
• Poverty Rate: 33.0%
• Food Insecurity: 32.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.3%
• Obesity: 44.2%
• Social Isolation: 37.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.6%
• Depression: 27.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 22.0%
• Diabetes: 17.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.9%
• Unemployment: 7.7% (4.2–11.2%)

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

Churches near East Leesville Church

• East Leesville Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Hope Springs UPC — 0.9 mi away
• Trinity Lutheran Church — 1.3 mi away
• Branded for Christ Cowboy Church — 1.4 mi away
• Family Worship Center — 1.4 mi away
• Leesville Church of the Nazarene — 1.5 mi away
• Johnson Temple Church of God in Christ — 1.5 mi away
• Oak Forest Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away
• First Christian Church — 1.6 mi away
• First Saint Paul Baptist Church — 1.7 mi away