Light of Jesus Church of God in Christ

The community around Light of Jesus Church of God in Christ

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 have no one they feel they can count on. 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%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.9%
• Food Insecurity: 34.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.9%
• Diabetes: 18.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
• Poverty Rate: 22.9% (11.5–34.3%)
• Unemployment: 9.7% (3.5–16.3%)
• Obesity: 39.3%
• Depression: 26.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.5% (4.2–22.8%)

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.

Churches near Light of Jesus Church of God in Christ

• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint David Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Third Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.2 mi away
• Central Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Caffin Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greater Beulah Land Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Cathedral of Blessings Church — 0.3 mi away
• Timothy Trumpet of Truth Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Philippians Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away