New Jerusalem Baptist Church

The community around New Jerusalem Baptist Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 have no one they feel they can count on. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.2%
• Food Insecurity: 34.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.2%
• Diabetes: 20.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.7%
• Unemployment: 15.3% (3.3–27.4%)
• Obesity: 44.9%
• Social Isolation: 39.6%
• Depression: 23.5%
• Poverty Rate: 16.6% (6.2–27.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near New Jerusalem Baptist Church

• Tchoupitoulas Chapel — 0.7 mi away in Reserve, LA
• Bethlehem Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away in Reserve, LA
• Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church — 0.9 mi away
• Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church — 1 mi away in Reserve, LA
• St Peter Catholic Church — 1.4 mi away in Reserve, LA
• St. Peter Catholic Church — 1.5 mi away in Reserve, LA
• Beechgrove Baptist Church — 1.5 mi away in Reserve, LA
• New Pilgrim Baptist Church — 1.7 mi away in Reserve, LA
• First Baptist Church — 1.9 mi away in Reserve, LA
• Greater New Plymouth Rock Baptist Church — 2.2 mi away in Reserve, LA