Bethlehem Baptist Church

Bethlehem Baptist Church is a church in Newark, NJ 07107. It is one of 437 churches in Newark.

We are devoting ourselves to the teaching of the spiritual leaders and seeking to disciple others in the way of Jesus' commission.

Newark, NJ, 07107

Website: https://www.bethlehemnewark.org/

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

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The community around Bethlehem Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third of working-age adults live without health insurance, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 37.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 32.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 30.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.3% (13.1–27.5%)
  • Social Isolation: 37.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.5% (11.5–39.4%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.6%
  • Diabetes: 15.5%
  • Unemployment: 8.8% (1.3–16.3%)

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

Newark city is served by 139 churches — about one congregation for every 2,211 residents.

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