Saint Joseph Church of God

The community around Saint Joseph Church of God

It takes 6.8 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Child Poverty: 69.9%
• Obesity: 50.2%
• Social Isolation: 40.6%
• Food Insecurity: 40.1%
• Poverty Rate: 36.5% (25.3–47.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.2%
• Diabetes: 22.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.4%
• Unemployment: 8.8% (2.3–16.1%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.5% (6.5–16.4%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint Joseph Church of God

• Church of Christ — 0 mi away in St Joseph, LA
• Saint Joseph United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Christ Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away in St Joseph, LA
• First United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away in St Joseph, LA
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• St Joseph United Pentecostal Church — 0.8 mi away in St Joseph, LA
• Saint John Church — 1.5 mi away in St Joseph, LA
• Flowery Mount Church — 2.1 mi away in St Joseph, LA
• China Grove Church — 2.2 mi away in St Joseph, LA
• Lakewood Church — 2.8 mi away in St Joseph, LA