First Christian Church
First Christian Church is a church in Poteau, OK 74953. It is one of 35 churches in Poteau.
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The community around First Christian Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.
- Food Insecurity: 25.9%
- Obesity: 40.4%
- Social Isolation: 35.6%
- Child Poverty: 31.4% (18.4–44.4%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.5%
- Depression: 27.2%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.3%
- Poverty Rate: 21.4% (14.8–28.1%)
- Housing Insecurity: 17.8%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.7%
- Diabetes: 14.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.4%
- Unemployment: 6.0% (2.6–9.5%)
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 First Christian Church
- First Presbyterian Church — 0 mi away
- Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
- Faith Community Poteau — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Immaculate Conception Church — 0.2 mi away
- New Beginning Family Ministry — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
- Community of Christ — 0.6 mi away