Pressing Onward Baptist Church

Pressing Onward 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.

Pressing Onward Baptist Church is open to worshippers of all ages and backgrounds. We lead our congregation in worship, deepening the connection to God, understanding the teachings of Christ, and ultimately to a vibrant faith.

New Orleans, LA, 70113

Website: http://pressingonward.com/

Pressing Onward Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Pressing Onward 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Social Isolation: 41.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 34.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.5%
  • Depression: 28.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.3%
  • Diabetes: 17.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.6% (7.9–27.4%)
  • Obesity: 37.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 17.0% (6.4–27.8%)
  • Unemployment: 7.0% (1.0–13.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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

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