Thessalonia Baptist Church

Thessalonia Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 941 Reverend James Polite Avenue in New York, NY 10459. It is one of 3,443 churches in New York, and one of 194 Baptist congregations in the city.

At Thessalonia Worship Center, "The Worship Center", our doors are open to every soul seeking to welcome Jesus Christ into their hearts.

941 Reverend James Polite Avenue, New York, NY, 10459

Website: http://thessaloniabaptistchurch.org/

Thessalonia Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Thessalonia Baptist 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 half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 6,600 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.

  • Child Poverty: 55.1% (39.4–70.8%)
  • Food Insecurity: 49.0%
  • Social Isolation: 42.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 42.1% (30.2–54.0%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 39.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.4%
  • Unemployment: 19.2% (12.5–25.9%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.5%
  • Diabetes: 17.5%
  • Obesity: 37.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 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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