Old Saint Reed Church

The community around Old Saint Reed Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

• Child Poverty: 58.0%
• Obesity: 48.7%
• Food Insecurity: 40.4%
• Social Isolation: 40.1%
• Poverty Rate: 38.6% (28.0–49.2%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.0%
• Diabetes: 22.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.9%
• Unemployment: 10.5% (2.1–19.5%)
• Depression: 26.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Old Saint Reed Church

• Saint Thomas Church — 0.1 mi away
• Ridgecrest Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in Ridgecrest, LA
• Crossbridge Church — 0.6 mi away
• Bethel Church — 0.9 mi away
• Evangel Temple Assembly of God — 0.9 mi away
• Sycamore Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away in Vidalia, LA
• The Pentecostals of the Miss-Lou — 1.8 mi away
• Saint James Church — 1.8 mi away
• Mount Beulah Baptist Church — 1.9 mi away
• New Morning Star Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away