First Evangelical Lutheran Church

First Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in Shreveport, LA 71104. It is one of 507 churches in Shreveport, and one of 5 Lutheran congregations in the city.

Shreveport, LA, 71104

Shares a ministry location with Calvary Chapel Shreveport.

First Evangelical Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Evangelical Lutheran 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than 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 the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Obesity: 45.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 36.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 32.6% (19.4–45.7%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.1%
  • Diabetes: 18.2%
  • Social Isolation: 38.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.0%
  • Depression: 30.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.1%
  • Unemployment: 9.0% (3.0–15.3%)
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.3% (2.9–19.8%)

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

Shreveport city is served by 224 churches — about one congregation for every 690 residents.

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