Saint John Newman Church

The community around Saint John Newman 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 a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,400 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.

• Social Isolation: 41.6%
• Food Insecurity: 38.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 29.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 28.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.1% (10.5–19.6%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.4%
• Unemployment: 9.1% (1.5–16.7%)
• Diabetes: 13.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Santa Maria city is served by 39 churches — about one congregation for every 2,678 residents.

Churches near Saint John Newman Church

• Victory Harvest Church of God in Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Santa Maria Foursquare Church — 0.6 mi away
• Santa Maria Apostolic Church — 0.6 mi away
• Iglesia De Jesucristo en las Americas — 0.7 mi away
• First Southern Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Christ United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Templo Cristiano El Salvador — 0.8 mi away
• Cogopsantamariaca — 0.8 mi away
• El Salvador — 0.8 mi away
• Grace Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away