Greater First Pilgrim Baptist Church

The community around Greater First Pilgrim Baptist 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. More than half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,100 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.

• Child Poverty: 55.1%
• Social Isolation: 40.5%
• Poverty Rate: 36.9%
• Food Insecurity: 34.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.4%
• Depression: 28.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.5%
• Diabetes: 17.6%
• Obesity: 38.9%
• Unemployment: 7.2% (1.5–17.2%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Greater First Pilgrim Baptist Church

• House of the Divine Prince — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Philip Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• St Mark Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Zion Hall Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Miracle Faith Church of God in Church — 0.3 mi away
• Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Peter Claver Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• St John The Baptist Parish — 0.3 mi away in Reserve, LA
• Saint Augustine Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Christian Unity Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away