New Zion Baptist Church

The community around New Zion 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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,400 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: 49.5%
• Social Isolation: 44.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.3%
• Poverty Rate: 36.9% (19.6–54.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 36.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 24.8%
• Diabetes: 23.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.3% (8.3–34.3%)
• Unemployment: 13.2% (2.8–24.0%)
• Obesity: 44.0%
• Depression: 29.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.6%

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 New Zion Baptist Church

• First African Baptist Church of New Orleans — 0.1 mi away
• Central City Christian Fellowship — 0.1 mi away
• Third Rose of Sharon Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Blessings Beyond International Church — 0.1 mi away
• Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Second True Love Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Way Jesus Christ Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
• Shiloh Number 2 Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Second Mount Everest Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away