New Saint Matthew Baptist Church

New Saint Matthew Baptist Church is a Baptist church in New Orleans, LA 70117. It is one of 821 churches in New Orleans, and one of 262 Baptist congregations in the city.

New Orleans, LA, 70117

New Saint Matthew Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around New Saint Matthew Baptist 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 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.

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

  • Social Isolation: 43.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 38.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 33.9% (17.8–50.0%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 30.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.4%
  • Diabetes: 19.6%
  • Unemployment: 15.0% (7.0–23.1%)
  • Obesity: 41.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.3%
  • Depression: 26.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.5% (5.6–23.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

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

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