Saint Genevieve Catholic Church
Saint Genevieve Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 417 East Simcoe Street in Lafayette, LA 70501. It is one of 151 churches in Lafayette, and one of 18 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
As a Eucharist-centered community, we seek to love our triune God and one another by: Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus and His Real Presence among us in the Eucharist; Challenging one another to grow in holiness; Welcoming those who are interested in learning more about our faith; Inviting all who wi
St. Genevieve Catholic Church, is one of the oldest active parishes in the Diocese of Lafayette, and is rooted in the Gospel, faith, and tradition as a Roman Catholic Church.
417 East Simcoe Street, Lafayette, LA, 70501Service times
- Tuesday 8:30am
Phone: +1 337-234-5147 · Website: https://www.stgens.net/
Saint Genevieve Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 577 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Louisiana — 19,012 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
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The community around Saint Genevieve Catholic 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. More than 4 in 5 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: 87.9%
- Obesity: 46.1%
- Food Insecurity: 45.7%
- Poverty Rate: 44.8% (31.3–58.3%)
- Social Isolation: 41.2%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.7%
- Housing Insecurity: 32.1%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 23.1%
- Diabetes: 21.2%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.5%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.6% (11.0–28.2%)
- Unemployment: 10.5% (4.3–17.9%)
- Depression: 25.6%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Lafayette city is served by 51 churches — about one congregation for every 2,480 residents.
Churches near Saint Genevieve Catholic Church
- Cornerstone Christian Ministry — 0.2 mi away
- Faith To Faith Ministry — 0.2 mi away
- House of Faith Church — 0.3 mi away
- Davidson Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Victory Tabernacle Church of God — 0.3 mi away
- Northside Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Christ Church Recovery — 0.3 mi away
- First Pentecostal Church — 0.4 mi away
- The Harvest Center Church — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
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- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church — 0.7 mi away
- Our Lady of Good Hope Mission Chapel — 0.8 mi away
- Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist — 0.9 mi away
- Episcopal Church of the Ascension — 0.9 mi away
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