Community of Christ

The community around Community of Christ

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 40.1%
• Social Isolation: 35.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
• Food Insecurity: 24.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.5% (13.1–21.9%)
• Child Poverty: 27.9% (15.5–40.2%)
• Depression: 27.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
• Poverty Rate: 19.3% (13.2–25.4%)
• Housing Insecurity: 17.2%
• Diabetes: 14.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.3%
• Unemployment: 6.4% (2.8–10.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Poteau city is served by 12 churches — about one congregation for every 780 residents.

Churches near Community of Christ

• Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.6 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
• Immaculate Conception Church — 0.6 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Faith Community Poteau — 0.7 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Church of the Nazarene — 0.7 mi away
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.8 mi away