Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church
Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 707 Lyman Avenue in Rayne, LA 70578. It is one of 16 churches in Rayne, and one of 2 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
707 Lyman Avenue, Rayne, LA, 70578Phone: +1 337-334-3516 · Website: https://shrineofourmotherofmercy.com/
Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 577 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Louisiana — 19,012 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
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The community around Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Obesity: 45.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.7%
- Food Insecurity: 34.9%
- Diabetes: 20.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
- Social Isolation: 37.8%
- Depression: 30.5%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.5%
- Poverty Rate: 27.3% (16.7–37.8%)
- Housing Insecurity: 22.6%
- Child Poverty: 24.5% (14.0–37.5%)
- Transportation Barriers: 16.6%
- Unemployment: 7.6% (2.8–12.6%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Rayne city is served by 6 churches — about one congregation for every 696 residents.
Churches near Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church
- New Testament Ministry 2 — 0.2 mi away
- The Sanctuary of Worship — 0.3 mi away
- Rayne Church of God In Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Cunningham CME Church — 0.3 mi away
- Starlight Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Our Hour of Faith Church — 0.5 mi away
- Centenary United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Abundant Life Assembly of God Church — 0.6 mi away
- Saint Joseph Catholic Church — 0.8 mi away
- Word Ministries Rayne — 0.8 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
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- Saint Leo the IV Catholic Church — 2.8 mi away in Roberts Cove, LA
- Saint Benedict the Moor Catholic Church — 5 mi away in Duson, LA
- Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church — 5.5 mi away in Duson, LA
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church — 5.8 mi away in Crowley, LA