Pleasant Valley Church

The community around Pleasant Valley Church

In the few miles around 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: 26.1%
• Obesity: 40.5%
• Social Isolation: 35.7%
• Child Poverty: 32.5% (19.6–45.4%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.7%
• Depression: 27.3%
• Poverty Rate: 22.3% (15.6–29.1%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.8%
• Diabetes: 14.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Pleasant Valley Church

• Covenant Church — 0.6 mi away
• Pentecostal Church of God — 0.7 mi away
• Shepherd's Heart Church — 0.8 mi away
• United Pentecostal Church — 0.8 mi away
• First Free Will Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Southside Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 1.5 mi away
• New Beginning Family Ministry — 1.6 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away
• Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church — 1.6 mi away