Leonidas Polk Memorial Church

The community around Leonidas Polk Memorial Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter 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: 40.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.0%
• Food Insecurity: 29.9%
• Obesity: 43.5%
• Social Isolation: 36.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.4%
• Poverty Rate: 29.5%
• Depression: 27.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.8%
• Diabetes: 17.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.2%
• Unemployment: 8.3% (4.9–11.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.9%

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

Leesville city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 199 residents.

Churches near Leonidas Polk Memorial Church

• Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church — 0 mi away
• Polk Memorial Episcopal Church — 0 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Leesville — 0.2 mi away
• Spring Creek Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Church of Jesus Christ House of Prayer — 0.8 mi away
• Emanuel Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
• New Birth Missionary Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
• Calvary Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
• Greater Bethel AME Church — 0.9 mi away