Gretna United Methodist Church

Gretna United Methodist Church is a church at 1309 Whitney Ave in Gretna, LA 70056-5025. It is one of 60 churches in Gretna.

Gretna United Methodist Church is a welcoming, diverse church in Gretna, Louisiana, just minutes from New Orleans.

1309 Whitney Ave, Gretna, LA, 70056-5025

Phone: +15043666685 · Website: https://www.gretnaumc.org/

Gretna United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Gretna United Methodist 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 about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Obesity: 46.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 31.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.7% (12.7–28.8%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.4%
  • Child Poverty: 37.0% (23.7–53.4%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.0% (15.0–35.1%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.6%
  • Diabetes: 17.3%
  • Depression: 25.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%
  • Unemployment: 7.7% (3.3–12.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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