Ray Avenue United Methodist Church

Ray Avenue United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in New Orleans, LA 70126. It is one of 816 churches in New Orleans, and one of 43 Methodist congregations in the city.

New Orleans, LA, 70126

Ray Avenue United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Ray Avenue United Methodist 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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 47.1%
  • Social Isolation: 44.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 39.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 34.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.7% (16.1–47.3%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.6%
  • Diabetes: 24.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.3%
  • Unemployment: 14.1% (2.2–26.0%)
  • Obesity: 43.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.9% (2.8–28.9%)
  • Depression: 26.5%

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

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

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