First Baptist Church of Avondale
First Baptist Church of Avondale is a Baptist church at 360 South Jamie Blvd., Avondale, LA, 70094 in Westwego, LA 70094. It is one of 20 churches in Westwego, and one of 9 Baptist congregations in the city.
360 South Jamie Blvd., Avondale, LA, 70094, Westwego, LA, 70094Service times
- Sunday 9:45am · School ---------
Phone: (504) 436-7850 · Website: http://www.fbcavondale.org/
First Baptist Church of Avondale is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,378 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Louisiana — 71,352 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
Ministries at First Baptist Church of Avondale
- Vacation Bible School
- Backpack Ministry
- International Missions
- Domestic Missions
- Fundraising through LSU Concessions
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The community around First Baptist Church of Avondale
Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 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 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 the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Obesity: 46.3%
- Food Insecurity: 33.5%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.8%
- Diabetes: 21.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
- Unemployment: 12.1% (6.4–17.7%)
- Social Isolation: 40.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.4%
- Poverty Rate: 29.2% (18.6–39.8%)
- Housing Insecurity: 23.5%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.4% (8.8–24.0%)
- Depression: 25.1%
- Transportation Barriers: 16.2%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Baptist Church of Avondale
- Saint Bonaventure Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Faith Temple Church of God — 0.7 mi away
- Mount Hermon Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away in Avondale, LA
- One Accord Ministries — 0.8 mi away
- Assumption of Mary Catholic Church — 0.8 mi away in Avondale, LA
- Second Saint John the Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
- Mount Herman Baptist Church — 1 mi away
- Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church — 1.7 mi away in Waggaman, LA
- Saint Rita of Cascia Catholic Church — 2.2 mi away in Harahan, LA
- Faith Lutheran Church — 2.4 mi away in Harahan, LA
More Baptist churches nearby
- Mount Hermon Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away in Avondale, LA
- Second Saint John the Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
- Mount Herman Baptist Church — 1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 2.6 mi away in Harahan, LA
- Bridge City Baptist Church — 2.9 mi away
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