Morningside United Methodist Church

Morningside United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Shreveport, LA 71108. It is one of 505 churches in Shreveport, and one of 17 Methodist congregations in the city.

Shreveport, LA, 71108

Morningside United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Morningside United Methodist 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. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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.

  • Child Poverty: 77.6%
  • Food Insecurity: 59.3%
  • Obesity: 54.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 44.9%
  • Social Isolation: 44.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 42.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 40.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 36.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 36.2% (22.5–49.9%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 30.0%
  • Diabetes: 24.6%
  • Unemployment: 13.4% (5.8–21.0%)
  • Depression: 28.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.0% (7.0–23.0%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 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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