First Evangelical Methodist Church

First Evangelical Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Shreveport, LA 71106. It is one of 505 churches in Shreveport, and one of 17 Methodist congregations in the city.

Shreveport, LA, 71106

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

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The community around First Evangelical Methodist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Food Insecurity: 55.3%
  • Obesity: 53.2%
  • Social Isolation: 44.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 40.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 39.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 33.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 27.5%
  • Diabetes: 22.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.2% (17.3–41.1%)
  • Depression: 27.5%
  • Child Poverty: 29.0% (11.5–46.6%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9%
  • Unemployment: 6.8% (1.7–12.0%)

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

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

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