New Jerusalem Baptist

New Jerusalem Baptist is a Baptist church at 168 Prospect Street in Pontiac, MI 48341. It is one of 154 churches in Pontiac, and one of 27 Baptist congregations in the city.

168 Prospect Street, Pontiac, MI, 48341

New Jerusalem Baptist is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around New Jerusalem Baptist

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 47.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 38.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.9%
  • Diabetes: 19.1%
  • Unemployment: 13.6% (7.0–20.1%)
  • Social Isolation: 38.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 22.6% (12.8–32.4%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.4%
  • Child Poverty: 29.1% (10.9–47.3%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Pontiac city is served by 134 churches — about one congregation for every 462 residents.

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