First Grace United Methodist Church

First Grace United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in New Orleans, LA 70119. It is one of 821 churches in New Orleans, and one of 43 Methodist congregations in the city.

Our mission is to create a space where you can learn that you are loved, and you can learn the ways of love.

We are a community committed to radical acceptance and love, where differences are celebrated, and all are welcomed.

Serving since 2007

New Orleans, LA, 70119

Website: http://www.firstgraceumc.org/

First Grace United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at First Grace United Methodist Church

  • Hagar's House
  • Project Ishmael

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The community around First Grace United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Social Isolation: 38.5%
  • Depression: 28.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 20.0% (8.2–31.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 19.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.8% (5.9–23.7%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

New Orleans city is served by 579 churches — about one congregation for every 657 residents.

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