Saint Theresa Church

The community around Saint Theresa Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter 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 households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 43.3% (25.5–61.1%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.1%
• Food Insecurity: 26.1%
• Obesity: 44.6%
• Social Isolation: 37.2%
• Depression: 30.8%
• Poverty Rate: 29.2% (21.2–37.2%)
• Diabetes: 17.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 17.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.2%
• Unemployment: 6.6% (2.2–10.9%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint Theresa Church

• First Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away in Lake Arthur, LA
• Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church — 1.5 mi away in Lake Arthur, LA
• Lake Arthur First United Methodist Church — 1.6 mi away in Lake Arthur, LA
• Antioch Baptist Church — 2.2 mi away in Lake Arthur, LA
• Saint Gertrude Church — 5.3 mi away
• Immanuel Worship Center — 5.4 mi away in Jennings, LA
• The Holy Ghost Chapel — 6.8 mi away in Morse, LA
• First United Methodist Church — 9.3 mi away in Gueydan, LA
• Gueydan International Church — 9.3 mi away in Gueydan, LA
• Gueydan United Methodist Church — 9.4 mi away in Gueydan, LA