New Jerusalem Baptist Church

The community around New Jerusalem Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 67.7%
• Obesity: 59.9%
• Food Insecurity: 50.4%
• Poverty Rate: 45.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 36.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 32.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 25.6%
• Unemployment: 23.6% (12.4–34.7%)
• Diabetes: 23.1%
• Social Isolation: 39.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.7%
• Depression: 26.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6%

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

Muskegon Heights city is served by 32 churches — about one congregation for every 311 residents.

Churches near New Jerusalem Baptist Church

• Refuge Healing Temple — 0.1 mi away in Muskegon, MI
• Muskegon Heights Wood Street Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Phillip Chapel — 0.2 mi away
• Morning Star Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Queen Esther Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Grace Temple Apostic Faith Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Bethel Baptist Evange — 0.3 mi away in Muskegon, MI
• Greater Deliverance Apostolic — 0.3 mi away in Muskegon, MI
• Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Covenant Community Church — 0.4 mi away in Muskegon, MI