The Light of the World Church

The community around The Light of the World Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,500 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: 84.0%
• Social Isolation: 32.5%
• Poverty Rate: 28.9% (19.9–37.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 21.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.9% (14.2–25.6%)
• Obesity: 39.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.3%

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

Omaha city is served by 376 churches — about one congregation for every 1,277 residents.

Churches near The Light of the World Church

• The Beautiful Gate — 0.1 mi away
• Redeeming the Time Apostolic Assembly Church — 0.2 mi away
• MCC Omaha — 0.2 mi away
• Metropolitan Community Church of Omaha — 0.2 mi away
• Odres Nuevos Comunidad Cristiana — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Peter Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Mary Magdalene Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church — 0.5 mi away