Greater St Peter Baptist

Greater St Peter Baptist is a Baptist church at 913 Singletary St in New Roads, LA 70760-2437. It is one of 17 churches in New Roads, and one of 2 Baptist congregations in the city.

The church doctrine further encourages Christians to go out into the world and carry Christ’s message of redemption.

Greater St. Peter has always and still emphasizes that its Christian members, as baptized believers, are to gather at the church for spiritual fellowship, encouragement, Christian education and training.

Serving since 1917

913 Singletary St, New Roads, LA, 70760-2437

Service times

  • Sunday 9am

Phone: (225) 638-8159 · Website: https://www.greaterstpeterbcnewroads.org/

Greater St Peter Baptist is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,378 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Louisiana — 71,417 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

Ministries at Greater St Peter Baptist

  • Counseling Classes
  • Married Couples and Singles Ministries
  • Christian Foundation Classes
  • Mid-week Bible Study
  • Sunday School
  • Vacation Bible School
  • Book Studies

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The community around Greater St Peter Baptist

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 29.2%
  • Diabetes: 19.7%
  • Obesity: 42.2%
  • Social Isolation: 36.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 22.1% (9.3–34.9%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.7%
  • Unemployment: 12.0% (1.3–22.7%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.0%
  • Depression: 26.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 20.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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