New Life Assembly of Faith Church

The community around New Life Assembly of Faith Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. 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: 41.5% (28.5–54.4%)
• Food Insecurity: 26.9%
• Obesity: 42.6%
• Social Isolation: 34.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.2%
• Poverty Rate: 28.0% (20.9–35.0%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.8% (11.8–19.8%)
• Diabetes: 15.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.9%
• Unemployment: 9.3% (5.2–13.4%)
• Depression: 26.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.5%

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.

Churches near New Life Assembly of Faith Church

• United Pentecostal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Little Chapel on the Hill — 0.3 mi away
• Oasis McAlester — 0.3 mi away
• Friendship Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
• All Saints Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• All Saints Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Johns Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away