Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 2250 Main Street in Baton Rouge, LA 70802. It is one of 572 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 19 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
Since becoming a mission of St. Joseph Church in 1924, Sacred Heart of Jesus has been a vital part of Baton Rouge.
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2250 Main Street, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802Service times
- Tuesday 6pm
Phone: +1 225-387-6671 · Website: https://www.sacredheartbr.org/
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 577 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Louisiana — 19,012 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
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The community around Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.
- Food Insecurity: 29.2%
- Obesity: 40.5%
- Social Isolation: 38.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.1%
- Poverty Rate: 23.3% (12.7–33.9%)
- Housing Insecurity: 22.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.6%
- Diabetes: 16.9%
- Depression: 25.3%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.9%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Baton Rouge city is served by 212 churches — about one congregation for every 1,006 residents.
Churches near Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church
- Friendship Chapel Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Greater Saint Luke Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- North Boulevard Macedonia Full Gospel Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Greater Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Grace and Compassion Church — 0.3 mi away
- Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Active Faith Christian Center — 0.3 mi away
- North Nineteenth Street Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Mount Pleasant Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Donaldson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
- Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church — 1.1 mi away
- Saint Agnes Catholic Church — 1.1 mi away
- Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church — 1.2 mi away
- Saint Joseph Cathedral — 1.3 mi away
- Saints Anthony of Padua & Lê Văn Phung Catholic Church — 1.3 mi away
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