Mt Carmel Baptist Church

Mt Carmel Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 5262 Prescott Rd in Baton Rouge, LA 70805-5261. It is one of 572 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 163 Baptist congregations in the city.

We always want you to know that, in all situations, under every circumstance, you can depend on GOD!! He is the good, merciful, and powerful essence of life and He is always with you.

The saints of Mt. Carmel worked hard toward the building of an edifice that would bless the name of God by serving the community to reflect His glory.

5262 Prescott Rd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70805-5261

Service times

  • Wednesday 7pm

Phone: (225) 355-0449 · Website: https://www.mtcarmelbtr.com/

Mt Carmel Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,378 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Louisiana — 71,417 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

Ministries at Mt Carmel Baptist Church

  • Deacon Ministry
  • Deaconess Ministry
  • Inspirational Choir
  • Women's Ministry
  • Trustee Ministry

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The community around Mt Carmel 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. 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 2,100 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: 54.3%
  • Child Poverty: 52.3% (32.7–71.9%)
  • Obesity: 50.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 42.7% (29.2–56.1%)
  • Social Isolation: 42.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 39.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 34.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 28.5%
  • Diabetes: 24.9%
  • Unemployment: 11.5% (2.8–20.8%)
  • Depression: 26.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.8% (5.8–17.9%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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