North Highlands Baptist Church

North Highlands Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Baton Rouge, LA 70805. It is one of 548 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 117 Baptist congregations in the city.

Baton Rouge, LA, 70805

North Highlands Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around North Highlands Baptist Church

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. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

  • Child Poverty: 52.3% (32.7–71.9%)
  • Obesity: 46.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 42.6%
  • Social Isolation: 41.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 32.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.6%
  • Diabetes: 21.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.4% (17.3–41.5%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.2% (12.3–26.1%)
  • Unemployment: 8.2% (0.2–20.9%)
  • Depression: 24.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Baton Rouge city is served by 212 churches — about one congregation for every 1,006 residents.

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