Saint Gerard Majella Catholic Church

Saint Gerard Majella Catholic Church is a Roman_catholic church at 5354 Plank Road in Baton Rouge, LA 70805. It is one of 548 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 19 Roman_catholic congregations in the city.

The People of St. Gerard Majella are called through Baptism to celebrate the presence of Christ in Word and Sacrament.

5354 Plank Road, Baton Rouge, LA, 70805

Phone: +1 225-355-2553 · Website: https://www.stgerardmajellachurch.org/

Saint Gerard Majella Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint Gerard Majella Catholic 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. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half 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.

  • Child Poverty: 65.5% (47.2–81.2%)
  • Food Insecurity: 51.0%
  • Obesity: 49.2%
  • Social Isolation: 42.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 39.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 37.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 34.5% (20.6–48.4%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 31.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 26.1%
  • Diabetes: 23.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.3% (8.9–22.1%)
  • Unemployment: 9.2% (0.5–21.6%)
  • Depression: 25.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 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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