First Evangelist Baptist Church

First Evangelist Baptist Church is a Baptist church in New Orleans, LA 70113. It is one of 816 churches in New Orleans, and one of 262 Baptist congregations in the city.

New Orleans, LA, 70113

First Evangelist Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Evangelist Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 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 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 51.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 47.9% (31.4–64.5%)
  • Social Isolation: 45.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 39.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 37.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 30.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 25.7%
  • Diabetes: 24.2%
  • Unemployment: 18.0% (7.9–28.0%)
  • Obesity: 44.5%
  • Depression: 28.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.9% (7.8–26.0%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

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

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