Bedford Park Congregational Church

The community around Bedford Park Congregational 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 7,200 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.

• Social Isolation: 40.5%
• Food Insecurity: 37.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.2%
• Unemployment: 14.4% (2.0–26.8%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.2%
• Poverty Rate: 22.5% (13.3–31.8%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.5%
• Child Poverty: 25.4% (8.6–42.4%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.4%
• Diabetes: 14.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

New York city is served by 2,102 churches — about one congregation for every 4,102 residents.

Churches near Bedford Park Congregational Church

• Bedford Park Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
• New Day Church — 0.2 mi away in Bronx, NY
• Grace Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• Christ Disciples International Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• St. Mary's Orthodox Church of India — 0.2 mi away in Bronx, NY
• Refreshing Word Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Episcopal Church of the Holy Nativity — 0.3 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Upper Concourse Congregation — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Philip Neri Church — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Casa de mi Padre — 0.3 mi away in Bronx, NY