New Jerusalem Church

The community around New Jerusalem Church

It takes 4.3 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 nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. 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: 32.6%
• Food Insecurity: 29.3%
• Diabetes: 19.2%
• Obesity: 40.5%
• Social Isolation: 37.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.5%
• Depression: 27.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.0%
• Poverty Rate: 17.6% (10.1–25.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.3%

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

Churches near New Jerusalem Church

• Saint James Church — 1.3 mi away
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church — 2.2 mi away in Lebeau, LA
• Saint Pauls Church — 2.6 mi away
• Sacred Heart Mission Chapel — 2.9 mi away in Lebeau, LA
• Saint John Church — 2.9 mi away in Palmetto, LA
• Sanctified Church — 2.9 mi away in Palmetto, LA
• New Life Church of God — 2.9 mi away in Palmetto, LA
• New Pilgrim Baptist Church — 3.7 mi away in Palmetto, LA
• Saint Catherines Church — 3.7 mi away in Ville Platte, LA
• Saint Thomas Mission Chapel — 4.1 mi away in Palmetto, LA