First Zion Baptist Church

First Zion Baptist Church is a church at 2200 Jackson Ave in New Orleans, LA 70113-2438. It is one of 821 churches in New Orleans.

On December 1,1887 the late Stevens Bryant with his few faithful Liberty Street members organized what was known then as the “Tin Top Church.”

2200 Jackson Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70113-2438

Phone: +15043021344 · Website: https://firstzionbaptistchurch.org/

First Zion Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Zion Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Food Insecurity: 46.4%
  • Social Isolation: 42.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 40.9% (23.6–58.3%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 33.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.1%
  • Diabetes: 23.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.3% (9.0–31.5%)
  • Obesity: 43.5%
  • Depression: 28.4%
  • Unemployment: 9.8% (2.2–18.3%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.4%

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

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