New Testament Christian Church of Shreveport

The community around New Testament Christian Church of Shreveport

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 adults live with obesity, and about 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: 46.9%
• Food Insecurity: 33.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.9%
• Social Isolation: 39.8%
• Child Poverty: 34.5% (19.2–49.7%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.8%
• Depression: 27.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.6%
• Poverty Rate: 23.8% (14.8–32.7%)
• Diabetes: 16.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.2% (7.3–19.0%)
• Unemployment: 7.4% (1.0–13.8%)

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

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• Trinity Presbyterian Church — 0.7 mi away
• John Knox Presbyterian Church — 0.8 mi away
• Saint George's Episcopal Church — 0.8 mi away
• United Outreach Church — 0.8 mi away
• Waller Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away