Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 3912 Gus Young Avenue in Baton Rouge, LA 70802. It is one of 572 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 19 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
Bound by our faith and guided by the Holy Spirit, We, the children of God, within the Community of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, are called to celebrate the redeeming actions of Christ in the Holy Eucharist and to teach and bear witness to the good news of Jesus
Since 1960 the mission of St. Paul has been to be the very presence of Jesus in this community, in every way: spiritually, socially, academically, politically, medically, and personally lifting up the lives of every parishioner and the people within the Eden Park community.
3912 Gus Young Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, 70802Phone: +1 225-383-2537 · Website: https://stpaulbr.org/
Saint Paul the Apostle 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 Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.
- Obesity: 48.3%
- Food Insecurity: 46.4%
- Social Isolation: 41.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 33.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.0%
- Diabetes: 25.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 23.0%
- Depression: 23.6%
- Poverty Rate: 21.6% (11.5–31.6%)
- Unemployment: 7.9% (1.3–14.9%)
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 Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
- Rock Zion Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- St Peter Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Greater Saint Michael Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- New Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mount Herman Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Hosanna Ministries Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Mt Moriah Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mount Mariah Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Marys Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- St Mary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
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- Saint Agnes Catholic Church — 2.2 mi away
- Saint Joseph Cathedral — 2.2 mi away
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