Saint James United Methodist Church

Saint James United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Monroe, LA 71201. It is one of 195 churches in Monroe, and one of 7 Methodist congregations in the city.

Monroe, LA, 71201

Website: http://www.umc.org/find-a-church/church/43526

Saint James United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint James United Methodist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 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 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Obesity: 52.6%
  • Food Insecurity: 44.0%
  • Child Poverty: 41.6% (22.9–60.3%)
  • Poverty Rate: 41.2% (29.9–52.5%)
  • Social Isolation: 40.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.1%
  • Diabetes: 22.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.1%
  • Unemployment: 11.0% (2.6–20.4%)
  • Depression: 25.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.4% (5.3–19.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

Monroe city is served by 86 churches — about one congregation for every 472 residents.

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