Mount Zion First Baptist Church

Mount Zion First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 356 T. J. Jemison Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802 in Baton Rouge, LA 70802. It is one of 547 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 117 Baptist congregations in the city.

356 T. J. Jemison Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802

Website: http://www.mtzionfirstbaptist.com/

Mount Zion First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Mount Zion First Baptist Church

  • Audio/Visual
  • Collegiate
  • Culinary
  • Deaconess
  • Discipleship
  • Divorce Care
  • Girl Scouts
  • Grief Share
  • Health and Wellness
  • Missions
  • New Members
  • Praise Dance

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The community around Mount Zion First Baptist 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. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. 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: 33.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.7%
  • Obesity: 41.8%
  • Social Isolation: 39.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.4% (17.1–41.6%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.5%
  • Diabetes: 17.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
  • Depression: 26.0%
  • Unemployment: 6.6% (2.5–11.0%)

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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