Mount Olive Church

The community around Mount Olive Church

It takes 5.6 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.5%
• Food Insecurity: 28.9%
• Diabetes: 20.3%
• Obesity: 40.5%
• Social Isolation: 36.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.9%
• Depression: 26.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.6%
• Poverty Rate: 18.3% (10.8–25.9%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Mount Olive Church

• Saint Catherines Church — 1.6 mi away
• Big Cane Church — 2.4 mi away
• Saint Catherines Church — 2.5 mi away in Ville Platte, LA
• Saint James Church — 2.5 mi away
• Macedonia Church — 2.7 mi away in Bunkie, LA
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church — 3.7 mi away in Lebeau, LA
• Bayou Jack Church — 3.8 mi away
• Big Cane Church — 3.9 mi away
• Saint Marks Church — 3.9 mi away in Bunkie, LA
• Saint Luke Church — 4.2 mi away