Istrouma United Methodist Church

Istrouma United 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

Istrouma United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Istrouma United Methodist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Child Poverty: 87.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 52.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 49.7% (36.3–63.1%)
  • Obesity: 49.5%
  • Social Isolation: 42.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 37.8%
  • Unemployment: 33.3% (20.3–46.3%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 32.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 27.1%
  • Diabetes: 24.7%
  • Depression: 26.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.0% (10.6–17.9%)
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.6% (6.1–21.0%)

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