First Grace United Methodist Church

First Grace United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 3401 CANAL ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70119 in New Orleans, LA 70119. It is one of 816 churches in New Orleans, and one of 43 Methodist congregations in the city.

Our mission is to create a space where you can learn that you are loved, and you can learn the ways of love.

We are a community committed to radical acceptance and love, where differences are celebrated, and all are welcomed.

Serving since 2007

3401 CANAL ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70119, New Orleans, LA, 70119

Website: http://www.firstgraceumc.org/

First Grace United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at First Grace United Methodist Church

  • Hagar's House
  • Project Ishmael

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The community around First Grace United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,200 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: 38.5%
  • Depression: 28.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 20.0% (8.2–31.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 19.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.8% (5.9–23.7%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.3%

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.

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