First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in McAlester, OK 74501. It is one of 83 churches in McAlester.

McAlester, OK, 74501

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First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 152 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Oklahoma — 4,365 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Wesleyan-Holiness churches have insisted that God does not merely forgive people, he changes them — and they took that straight to the poorest streets they could find. The Salvation Army's kettles and soup lines, a century of rescue missions, and an early and costly record of ordaining women all came out of this family.

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The community around First Church of the Nazarene

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about 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 households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

  • Child Poverty: 43.5% (28.6–58.4%)
  • Poverty Rate: 32.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 32.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.1%
  • Obesity: 44.6%
  • Social Isolation: 35.5%
  • Depression: 27.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.8%
  • Diabetes: 16.1%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% (5.8–15.1%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

McAlester city is served by 31 churches — about one congregation for every 247 residents.

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