New Light Baptist Church
New Light Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Monroe, LA 71202. It is one of 195 churches in Monroe, and one of 44 Baptist congregations in the city.
Monroe, LA, 71202New Light Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around New Light Baptist Church
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. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of adults live with obesity. 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: 85.7%
- Obesity: 59.3%
- Food Insecurity: 59.1%
- Poverty Rate: 57.9%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 45.2%
- Social Isolation: 43.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 42.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 39.5%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 37.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 30.6%
- Diabetes: 28.6%
- Unemployment: 18.5% (6.4–30.6%)
- Depression: 24.6%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Monroe city is served by 86 churches — about one congregation for every 472 residents.
Churches near New Light Baptist Church
- Faith United Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Unity In The Community Church — 0.2 mi away
- Marx Street Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Freewill Apostolic Outreach Ministry — 0.2 mi away
- Holy Ghost Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- King Oaks Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
- True Vine Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Lighthouse Church of God in Christ — 0.5 mi away
- Temple Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Holy House of Prayer Church — 0.5 mi away