First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Poteau, OK 74953. It is one of 35 churches in Poteau, and one of 2 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Poteau, OK, 74953First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 129 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Oklahoma — 11,342 across the United States on The Church Map.
Presbyterians gave American Christianity much of its backbone: seminaries, catechisms, and shared government by elders rather than by one man, a habit that shaped the country's civic life as much as its churches. They have been among the most persistent builders of colleges, hospitals, and mission agencies this nation has.
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The community around First Presbyterian 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: 31.5% (18.5–44.5%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.5%
- Depression: 27.2%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.3%
- Poverty Rate: 21.5% (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 Presbyterian Church
- First Christian Church — 0 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Faith Community Poteau — 0.1 mi away
- Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
- Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Immaculate Conception Church — 0.3 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
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
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