Saint Laurence Catholic Church

Saint Laurence Catholic Church is a Catholic church at 225 Jewett Street in Elgin, IL 60123. It is one of 116 churches in Elgin, and one of 2 Catholic congregations in the city.

225 Jewett Street, Elgin, IL, 60123

Saint Laurence Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,063 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Illinois — 19,012 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

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The community around Saint Laurence Catholic Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 26.0%
  • Social Isolation: 36.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.2%
  • Obesity: 39.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.6% (10.4–18.9%)
  • Diabetes: 13.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.3%

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

Elgin city is served by 46 churches — about one congregation for every 1,854 residents.

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