St. James Methodist Church

St. James Methodist Church is a church at 1925 Ursulines Ave in New Orleans, LA 70116-2150. It is one of 821 churches in New Orleans.

Thus was our church born: St. James Independent Methodist Church of Louisiana.

The roots of St. James Methodist Church of Louisiana can be traced back to a time when the Free African Society was a mutual aid society.

1925 Ursulines Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70116-2150

Phone: +15043548138 · Website: https://stjamesmethodistchurchoflouisiana.com/

St. James Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around St. James Methodist 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 nearly a quarter 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: 40.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 27.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.0% (19.9–38.2%)
  • Depression: 28.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.8%
  • Diabetes: 16.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.2%
  • Unemployment: 8.0% (2.0–14.0%)

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

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