First Church of God

The community around First Church of God

Within a few blocks of these doors, 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 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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: 48.8%
• Child Poverty: 42.8% (26.6–59.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 33.5%
• Poverty Rate: 31.3% (22.0–40.5%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.2% (13.7–26.6%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.2%
• Unemployment: 13.1% (7.5–18.8%)
• Social Isolation: 34.9%
• Depression: 27.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.7%
• Diabetes: 16.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%

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

Lawton city is served by 125 churches — about one congregation for every 603 residents.

Churches near First Church of God

• Lawton Heights Church-Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
• The Impact Center — 0.4 mi away
• North Side Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Pollard Ave Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Northside Southern Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Lawton Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Lawton Heights United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Salt of the Earth Ministries — 0.6 mi away
• South Church — 0.7 mi away
• Nanurie Church PCA — 0.7 mi away