Macedonia Baptist Church
Macedonia Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Baton Rouge, LA 70802. It is one of 547 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 117 Baptist congregations in the city.
Baton Rouge, LA, 70802Macedonia Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Macedonia Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Food Insecurity: 37.3%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 27.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.4%
- Diabetes: 21.0%
- Obesity: 44.4%
- Social Isolation: 39.5%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.9%
- Poverty Rate: 25.0% (13.4–36.6%)
- Transportation Barriers: 18.6%
- Unemployment: 10.8% (2.7–19.0%)
- Depression: 24.2%
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.
Churches near Macedonia Baptist Church
- Donaldson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Friendship Chapel Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- North Nineteenth Street Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Mount Aaron Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Universal Christian Center — 0.3 mi away
- Mount Calvary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Nazarene Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Grace and Compassion Church — 0.5 mi away
- Active Faith Christian Center — 0.5 mi away