Mount Olivet Church

The community around Mount Olivet Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Obesity: 46.9%
• Food Insecurity: 39.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.3%
• Poverty Rate: 33.9% (20.6–47.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 27.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.8%
• Diabetes: 19.8%
• Social Isolation: 37.0%
• Depression: 27.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.9% (12.6–27.2%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.4%

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

Gastonia city is served by 22 churches — about one congregation for every 3,942 residents.

Churches near Mount Olivet Church

• Westview Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.8 mi away
• Midway Church — 0.8 mi away
• City Church Fairview Campus — 0.8 mi away
• Trinity Assembly — 0.9 mi away in Bessemer City, NC
• Miracle Tabernacle International Ministries — 0.9 mi away in Bessemer City, NC
• Bright Light Church — 0.9 mi away in Bessemer City, NC
• Myrtle United Methodist Church — 0.9 mi away
• New Testament Church of the Firstborn — 1.1 mi away
• Ragan Church — 1.1 mi away