Forest Avenue Community Congregational Church
Forest Avenue Community Congregational Church is a church in New York, NY 10456. It is one of 3,443 churches in New York.
New York, NY, 10456Website: https://www.first-church.org/
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The community around Forest Avenue Community 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. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 4,100 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: 51.2%
- Social Isolation: 44.2%
- Poverty Rate: 42.1% (25.5–58.6%)
- Housing Insecurity: 41.5%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 23.2%
- Unemployment: 16.3% (5.1–27.6%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.6%
- Diabetes: 17.7%
- Obesity: 38.5%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
New York city is served by 2,102 churches — about one congregation for every 4,102 residents.
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- New Covenant Dominion Cathedral — 0.2 mi away
- United Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in Bronx, NY
- Living Word Christian International Assembly — 0.2 mi away
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- Divine Power Ministry — 0.2 mi away