First Church of God In Christ
First Church of God In Christ is a church at 812 South St in Oakdale, LA 71463-3453. It is one of 28 churches in Oakdale.
812 South St, Oakdale, LA, 71463-3453Phone: (318) 335-2746 · Website: http://www.churchofgod.cc
First Church of God In Christ is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 394 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Louisiana — 16,683 across the United States on The Church Map.
Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.
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The community around First Church of God In Christ
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Poverty Rate: 30.4% (16.7–44.1%)
- Food Insecurity: 28.9%
- Unemployment: 18.9% (1.7–36.2%)
- Obesity: 44.8%
- Social Isolation: 37.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 21.1%
- Diabetes: 16.3%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.7%
- Depression: 24.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.6%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Church of God In Christ
- Greater Hayes Chapel AME Church — 0 mi away
- Isrealite Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- St Matthew Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church — 0.8 mi away
- Oak Hill Community Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
- Oakdale Church of Christ — 1.1 mi away
- First United Pentecostal Church — 1.1 mi away
- Trinity Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
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- New Life Assembly of God Church — 24.1 mi away in Ville Platte, LA