First Southern Methodist Church

First Southern Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Baton Rouge, LA 70805. It is one of 547 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 12 Methodist congregations in the city.

Baton Rouge, LA, 70805

First Southern Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Southern Methodist 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. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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: 52.6%
  • Child Poverty: 52.3% (32.7–71.9%)
  • Obesity: 49.8%
  • Social Isolation: 42.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 39.5% (26.8–52.1%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 38.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 32.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 27.3%
  • Diabetes: 24.5%
  • Unemployment: 10.5% (1.9–20.7%)
  • Depression: 26.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.3% (6.7–17.9%)

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