Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a African_methodist_episcopal church in Baton Rouge, LA 70802. It is one of 548 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 2 African_methodist_episcopal congregations in the city.

Baton Rouge, LA, 70802

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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: 35.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.0%
  • Diabetes: 18.9%
  • Unemployment: 12.4% (6.8–18.2%)
  • Obesity: 43.0%
  • Social Isolation: 39.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 30.0% (17.6–42.3%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.9%
  • Depression: 25.7%

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

Baton Rouge city is served by 212 churches — about one congregation for every 1,006 residents.

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