The Call

New Orleans, the “Big Easy” is strategically located near the crossroads of two major interstates as well as the mouth of the Mississippi River. New Orleans has become a major crossroads for drugs and human trafficking. Long held Voodoo beliefs and practices has created a culture of darkness on the streets of New Orleans. Violence, corruption, prostitution, drug dealing and street gangs have been gaining control of the impoverished neighborhoods. The Mayor of New Orleans was quoted saying “New Orleans has a culture of violence.” Whats more, less than 8% of the residents of New Orleans identifies as being Evangelical Christian. These are the exact reasons why Urban Outreach was created, to penetrate this darkness with the Light, bring hope to the hopeless, freedom to the addicted, healing to the hurting. Urban Outreach will be the launching point for an urban church plant in one of the worst neighborhoods in New Orleans. Urban Outreach will show New Orleans the hope found through Jesus Christ! Urban Outreach New Orleans will also be a catalyst that will send out urban church plants all over the United States.