Greater New Straight Street Church
Greater New Straight Street Church is a church at 20067 John R Street in Detroit, MI 48203. It is one of 1,590 churches in Detroit.
To individually and collectively encourage the message of hope spiritually, within our families and our communities
20067 John R Street, Detroit, MI, 48203Find Greater New Straight Street Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
The community around Greater New Straight Street 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. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 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.
- Child Poverty: 66.2% (47.5–83.3%)
- Obesity: 47.8%
- Poverty Rate: 46.6% (31.4–61.9%)
- Food Insecurity: 46.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 33.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 24.2%
- Diabetes: 21.1%
- Social Isolation: 36.9%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.5%
- Depression: 24.5%
- Unemployment: 7.9% (3.5–12.7%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Detroit city is served by 1,247 churches — about one congregation for every 510 residents.
Churches near Greater New Straight Street Church
- RCCG Overcomers Parish — 0.1 mi away
- Word of Truth Assembly — 0.1 mi away
- State Fair Avenue Church of God — 0.2 mi away
- Nazarene Christian Congregation — 0.3 mi away
- Landmark Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Synagogue Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- The Promise Land Church — 0.5 mi away
- The Christian House of Prayer — 0.7 mi away
- Cedar Christian Church — 0.7 mi away