First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Baton Rouge, LA 70802. It is one of 572 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 9 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Baton Rouge, LA, 70802First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 121 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Louisiana — 11,639 across the United States on The Church Map.
Presbyterians gave American Christianity much of its backbone: seminaries, catechisms, and shared government by elders rather than by one man, a habit that shaped the country's civic life as much as its churches. They have been among the most persistent builders of colleges, hospitals, and mission agencies this nation has.
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The community around First Presbyterian Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 households fear the power or water being shut off. That is 2,200 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: 31.5%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.7%
- Obesity: 41.0%
- Social Isolation: 39.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.8%
- Poverty Rate: 28.6% (16.6–40.7%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 24.2%
- Diabetes: 16.7%
- Depression: 26.1%
- Transportation Barriers: 16.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Baton Rouge city is served by 212 churches — about one congregation for every 1,006 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Area Offices United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint James Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mount Zion First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Wesley United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- The Grace House Church — 0.3 mi away
- Gethsemane Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Rock of the Word Church — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Joseph Cathedral — 0.4 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- West Baton Rouge Presbyterian Church — 1.5 mi away in Port Allen, LA
- University Presbyterian Churxh — 2.1 mi away
- South Baton Rouge Presbyterian Church PCA — 5.5 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church of Scotlandville — 5.7 mi away
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