Saint Elmo Church

The community around Saint Elmo Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand 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: 88.1%
• Obesity: 55.9%
• Poverty Rate: 52.6%
• Food Insecurity: 47.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.9%
• Diabetes: 24.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.2%
• Unemployment: 21.6% (12.8–30.3%)
• Social Isolation: 34.6%
• Depression: 28.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.3% (10.4–24.2%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.4%

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

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

Churches near Saint Elmo Church

• Immanuel Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Destiny Church — 0.1 mi away
• Greater Galilee Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Church - Lawton — 0.2 mi away
• Living Word Ministries Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mt Calvary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Lovesick ministries — 0.3 mi away
• Greater Galilee Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• New Hope Church of God-Christ — 0.3 mi away