John Wesley United Methodist Church

John Wesley United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in New Orleans, LA 70117. It is one of 816 churches in New Orleans, and one of 43 Methodist congregations in the city.

About us: A Brief History In 1784, twenty-nine years after the organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at the famous Christmas Conference held at the Lovely Lane Chapel in Baltimore, Maryland, this church had its beginning.

Serving since 1993 · Part of Annual Conference

New Orleans, LA, 70117

John Wesley United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around John Wesley United Methodist 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, 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.

  • Social Isolation: 42.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 38.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.1% (20.4–41.7%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.3%
  • Diabetes: 20.8%
  • Obesity: 40.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.9%
  • Unemployment: 9.4% (2.1–16.7%)
  • Depression: 26.9%

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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