Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church is a Methodist church in East Orange, NJ 07017. It is one of 78 churches in East Orange, and one of 4 Methodist congregations in the city.

East Orange, NJ, 07017

Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. Nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have, and about 1 in 7 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 31.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.4%
  • Unemployment: 14.3% (2.0–26.6%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.7%
  • Obesity: 36.2%
  • Child Poverty: 29.8% (12.5–47.0%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 17.7% (10.5–24.8%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.3%
  • Diabetes: 14.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.1% (3.4–18.7%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

East Orange city is served by 34 churches — about one congregation for every 2,025 residents.

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