The Church at Lake Charles

The community around The Church at Lake Charles

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than half of adults live with obesity, 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 households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 59.2%
• Obesity: 55.3%
• Food Insecurity: 47.2%
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.8%
• Poverty Rate: 39.3% (26.5–52.1%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 33.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.8%
• Diabetes: 24.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 24.2%
• Depression: 25.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%
• Unemployment: 6.3% (0.5–12.7%)

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

Lake Charles city is served by 91 churches — about one congregation for every 823 residents.

Churches near The Church at Lake Charles

• Christian Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• St Paul AMEC - Lake Charles — 0.1 mi away
• Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Emmanuel Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Sunrise Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Mount Calvary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Sharon Chapel SDA Church — 0.4 mi away
• Christians of Eternal Faith — 0.4 mi away
• Reeves Christian Methodist Episcopal Temple — 0.4 mi away