First Lutheran Church

First Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in East Orange, NJ 07017. It is one of 78 churches in East Orange.

East Orange, NJ, 07017

Shares a ministry location with Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and Tabernacle of Life Ministries.

First Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Lutheran Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is 2,300 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 29.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.6%
  • Social Isolation: 38.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.5%
  • Diabetes: 15.2%
  • Unemployment: 10.0% (1.9–18.8%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.3% (8.9–29.6%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 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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