Macedonia Baptist Church

The community around Macedonia Baptist 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Obesity: 48.0%
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Food Insecurity: 31.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.0%
• Diabetes: 17.5%
• Unemployment: 8.4% (0.7–17.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.6%
• Poverty Rate: 20.7% (10.7–30.8%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Newport News city is served by 83 churches — about one congregation for every 2,230 residents.

Churches near Macedonia Baptist Church

• Gethsemane Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• United House of Prayer for All People — 0.4 mi away
• Way of the Cross Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Living Waters Redeemed Apostolic Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Christ Temple Church — 0.5 mi away
• Parkview United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.6 mi away
• Kingdom Connection of Churches Fellowship — 0.6 mi away
• Faith Deliverance Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• New Grafton Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away