First Presbyterian Church of Scotlandville
First Presbyterian Church of Scotlandville is a Presbyterian church at 1955 74th Ave in Baton Rouge, LA 70807. It is one of 572 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 6 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Our mission is to be a catalyst for change, which revitalizes the community through affordable housing, economic investments and social developments.
1955 74th Ave, Baton Rouge, LA, 70807Phone: (225) 775-7372
First Presbyterian Church of Scotlandville is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 117 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Louisiana — 11,342 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 of Scotlandville
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 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 nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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: 53.4%
- Obesity: 49.7%
- Poverty Rate: 43.0%
- Social Isolation: 42.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.2%
- Housing Insecurity: 38.4%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 33.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 28.5%
- Diabetes: 23.9%
- Unemployment: 13.8% (5.3–22.4%)
- Depression: 25.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.3% (11.4–19.7%)
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 of Scotlandville
- Puritan Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Vision Christian Center International — 0.1 mi away
- Bible Believers Church — 0.2 mi away
- Redeemed of the Lord Fellowship — 0.2 mi away
- Greater Central Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- New Revelation Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Truevine Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Baker Presbyterian Church — 4.1 mi away in Baker, LA
- West Baton Rouge Presbyterian Church — 5.5 mi away in Port Allen, LA
- First Presbyterian Church — 5.7 mi away
- Trinity Presbyterian Church — 6.8 mi away
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