First English Lutheran Church

First English Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in Bridgeport, CT 06605. It is one of 246 churches in Bridgeport, and one of 3 Lutheran congregations in the city.

Bridgeport, CT, 06605

Shares a ministry location with Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

First English Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First English Lutheran 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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,700 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: 41.9%
  • Social Isolation: 41.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 32.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 25.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.0%
  • Unemployment: 16.6% (7.3–25.9%)
  • Child Poverty: 34.8% (18.1–51.5%)
  • Poverty Rate: 27.6% (17.2–38.0%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.8% (12.4–27.1%)
  • Obesity: 36.8%
  • Diabetes: 14.9%

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

Bridgeport city is served by 105 churches — about one congregation for every 1,414 residents.

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