Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 2510 Emerson Street in Monroe, LA 71201. It is one of 221 churches in Monroe, and one of 5 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
Gathered as a prayerful people, strengthened by our diversity, and sharing the enthusiasm of our founders, we the members of Jesus the Good Shepherd Parish are called to be a loving, nurturing family in faith, to affirm the varied gifts of each member, to reach ut to others and to proclaim God’s lib
2510 Emerson Street, Monroe, LA, 71201Service times
- Wednesday 5:30pm
Phone: (318) 325-7549 · Website: https://www.jgschurch.org/
Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 578 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Louisiana — 18,926 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 Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church
- Soup Kitchen
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Latest from The Church of Jesus the Good Shepherd's YouTube channel: 9/8/26 The Word Handed Down: Sacred Scripture & Sacred Tradition (Q5&6) | Dr. Cheryl White (all videos).
The community around Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 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.
- Social Isolation: 32.7%
- Obesity: 37.5%
- Depression: 25.3%
- Poverty Rate: 18.1% (9.2–26.9%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Monroe city is served by 86 churches — about one congregation for every 472 residents.
Churches near Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church
- St. Paul's United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Covenant Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
- Highland Park Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- St. Alban's Episcopal Church — 0.8 mi away
- Forsythe Avenue Church of Christ — 0.8 mi away
- Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church — 0.9 mi away
- Grace Pointe — 1.2 mi away
- First Christian Church — 1.2 mi away
- Trinity Lutheran Church — 1.3 mi away
- Northminster Church — 1.4 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church — 2.4 mi away
- Saint Matthew Catholic Church — 3 mi away
- Saint Paschal Catholic Church — 3.2 mi away in West Monroe, LA
- Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church — 3.2 mi away
- Saint Lawrence Catholic Church — 7.2 mi away