The River

The River is a church at 5654 Gerstner Memorial Dr in Lake Charles, LA 70607-7518. It is one of 227 churches in Lake Charles.

Under their leadership, The River has become a place where both Faith in God and Belief in People are strengthened.

5654 Gerstner Memorial Dr, Lake Charles, LA, 70607-7518

Service times

  • Sunday 8:30am · - &
  • Sunday 10am · - &
  • Sunday 11:30am · - &

Phone: +13376026659 · Website: https://riverchurchlakecharles.com/

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The community around The River

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 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 more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 49.7%
  • Social Isolation: 40.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 36.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.1%
  • Depression: 28.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 26.9% (15.5–38.2%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.2%
  • Diabetes: 17.4%
  • Unemployment: 9.8% (1.6–18.1%)
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.0% (6.6–17.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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