Live Oak Church of God & Christ

The community around Live Oak Church of God & Christ

It takes 7.3 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and more than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.2%
• Obesity: 43.0%
• Social Isolation: 35.6%
• Food Insecurity: 21.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.9% (12.5–27.2%)
• Diabetes: 17.7%
• Unemployment: 11.6% (4.2–19.0%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%
• Depression: 26.5%
• Poverty Rate: 19.4% (11.4–27.5%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.6%

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

Churches near Live Oak Church of God & Christ

• Fredonia Church — 2 mi away
• Bon Wier Church of God in Christ — 3.4 mi away
• Pilgrim Church — 4 mi away
• Biloxi Church — 4 mi away
• Greater Old Field Church Of God-Christ — 4.7 mi away in Newton County, TX
• Morning Star Church of God in Christ — 5.3 mi away in Merryville, LA
• Friendship Church — 5.4 mi away in Merryville, LA
• Boxwood Church of Christ — 5.7 mi away in Merryville, LA
• Green Oak Baptist Church — 5.9 mi away in Merryville, LA
• Faith Worship Center — 6.5 mi away in Newton, TX