Greater Emmanuel Baptist Church

Greater Emmanuel Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1803 North Johnson Street in New Orleans, LA 70116. It is one of 821 churches in New Orleans, and one of 262 Baptist congregations in the city.

1803 North Johnson Street, New Orleans, LA, 70116

Website: https://www.greateremmanuelmbc.org/our-family

Greater Emmanuel Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Greater Emmanuel Baptist Church

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 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Child Poverty: 50.0% (33.8–65.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 44.8%
  • Social Isolation: 42.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 41.3% (27.5–55.1%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 33.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.7%
  • Diabetes: 23.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.8%
  • Unemployment: 12.2% (1.8–23.0%)
  • Obesity: 44.0%
  • Depression: 28.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.5% (3.7–19.2%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 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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