Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 326 South Washington Street in Lafayette, LA 70501-5842. It is one of 151 churches in Lafayette, and one of 18 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
Serving since 1911
326 South Washington Street, Lafayette, LA, 70501-5842Service times
- Sunday 7am
Phone: +1 337-235-0272 · Website: https://www.stpaulgoodhopechurch-lafayette.org/
Saint Paul the Apostle 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.
Ministries at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
- Altar Servers
- Beautification Ministry
- Bereavement Ministry
- Decoration Ministry
- Eucharistic Ministry
- Greeters
- Commentators / Lectors
- Rosary Ministry
- Knights of Peter Claver Council
- Ladies of Auxiliary Court #11
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The community around Saint Paul the Apostle 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 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.
- Child Poverty: 82.0%
- Food Insecurity: 47.0%
- Obesity: 46.2%
- Poverty Rate: 43.1% (29.7–56.4%)
- Social Isolation: 41.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.8%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 32.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.4%
- Transportation Barriers: 23.9%
- Diabetes: 21.8%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.0% (8.1–24.0%)
- Depression: 25.4%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.0%
- Unemployment: 6.5% (1.7–12.4%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Lafayette city is served by 51 churches — about one congregation for every 2,480 residents.
Churches near Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
- At The Cross Christian Center — 0.1 mi away
- First Pentecostal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Spirit and Truth Church — 0.4 mi away
- Parish Church — 0.5 mi away
- Come Lord Jesus — 0.5 mi away
- Holy Trinity Anglican Church — 0.5 mi away
- St Peter's Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Ark Of The Covenant Ministries — 0.5 mi away
- Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist — 0.6 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
- Come Lord Jesus — 0.5 mi away
- Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist — 0.6 mi away
- Saint Genevieve Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
- Saint Anthony Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
- Episcopal Church of the Ascension — 0.8 mi away
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