The Wesley Foundation at LSU

The community around The Wesley Foundation at LSU

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 say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of adults here carry depression. 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.

• Social Isolation: 45.4%
• Depression: 37.5%
• Poverty Rate: 36.9% (22.7–51.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 30.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near The Wesley Foundation at LSU

• University United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• The Chapel Baton Rouge — 0.1 mi away
• University Presbyterian Churxh — 0.1 mi away
• The Chapel — 0.1 mi away
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.2 mi away
• Baptist Student Center — 0.2 mi away
• Progression Church — 0.2 mi away
• Christ The King Parish and Catholic Student Center — 0.2 mi away
• Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Albans Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away