Gaines Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Gaines Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a Methodist church in Natchitoches, LA 71457. It is one of 63 churches in Natchitoches, and one of 3 Methodist congregations in the city.

Natchitoches, LA, 71457

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

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The community around Gaines Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Obesity: 48.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 41.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 40.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.5%
  • Diabetes: 21.4%
  • Social Isolation: 39.7%
  • Child Poverty: 34.6% (15.5–53.8%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.3%
  • Unemployment: 10.4% (3.9–16.9%)
  • Depression: 26.8%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Natchitoches city is served by 26 churches — about one congregation for every 442 residents.

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