Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Epworth Methodist Episcopal 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 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is two thousand 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: 40.2%
• Child Poverty: 40.1% (26.1–54.3%)
• Food Insecurity: 39.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 32.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 25.9% (18.3–33.5%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.4%
• Poverty Rate: 23.9% (16.5–31.4%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.6%
• Diabetes: 15.2%
• Obesity: 37.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.8%
• Unemployment: 6.1% (2.4–9.8%)

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

Paterson city is served by 85 churches — about one congregation for every 1,857 residents.

Churches near Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church

• Saint Luke's German Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Cristiana Amor Y Restauracion — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Cristiana Jehova Shammah — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Cristiana Betel — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Pentecostal Ungidos Para Restaurar — 0.4 mi away
• Riverside Church — 0.4 mi away
• Iglesia Ministerio La Esperanza Del Cansado — 0.5 mi away
• Catholic Family & Community Services — 0.7 mi away
• Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church — 0.7 mi away