First Church of God in Christ

First Church of God in Christ is a church in New Orleans, LA 70113. It is one of 824 churches in New Orleans.

New Orleans, LA, 70113

First Church of God in Christ is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 403 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Louisiana — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.

Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.

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The community around First Church of God in Christ

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

Food Insecurity: 48.7%
Poverty Rate: 48.2% (31.8–64.6%)
Social Isolation: 43.5%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.1%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.6%
Housing Insecurity: 34.9%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.4%
Transportation Barriers: 24.3%
Diabetes: 24.1%
Obesity: 44.1%
Depression: 28.2%
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.5% (7.3–25.7%)
Unemployment: 12.0% (4.0–20.5%)
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

New Orleans city is served by 579 churches — about one congregation for every 657 residents.

Churches near First Church of God in Christ

Back To the Bible Christian Fellowship Church — 0.1 mi away
Fifth Church of Christ Scientist — 0.1 mi away
New Hope Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Wesley United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
First Zion Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Second Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Saint John Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church Number 2 — 0.2 mi away
Peoples United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
Berean Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away

More Pentecostal churches nearby

Living Witness Church of God in Christ — 0.4 mi away
Samuel Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.6 mi away
Restoration Temple Evangelist Church of God in Christ — 0.6 mi away
Uptown Assembly of God Church — 0.8 mi away
All Nations Fellowship — 1.1 mi away

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