Second Baptist Church

Second Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Baton Rouge, LA 70802. It is one of 572 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 125 Baptist congregations in the city.

The Mission of Second Baptist Church is to seek and save the lost; Minister to the needs and hopes of the total community; and provide opportunities for authentic expressive worship by educating, encouraging, and exalting one another in Christian love.

Second Baptist Church is a Christ-centered and Biblically-based body of baptized believers fulfilling the Great Commission.

Baton Rouge, LA, 70802

Phone: (225) 344-1936

Second Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Second 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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: 45.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 40.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.4%
  • Diabetes: 22.9%
  • Social Isolation: 39.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.1%
  • Unemployment: 10.1% (2.2–18.2%)
  • Depression: 23.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.9% (11.5–32.3%)

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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