Greater St. John F.B.H. Church

The community around Greater St. John F.B.H. 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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 62.3% (44.1–80.5%)
• Food Insecurity: 45.2%
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Poverty Rate: 37.6% (25.5–49.6%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 34.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 27.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.0%
• Unemployment: 17.2% (4.1–30.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 21.9%
• Diabetes: 16.4%
• Obesity: 38.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Greater St. John F.B.H. Church

• Iglesia Pentecostal Fuente de Salvacion — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Johns Episcopal Parish Church — 0.1 mi away
• Iglesia Pentecostal Primera Casa de Oracion — 0.1 mi away
• First Christian Church — 0.1 mi away
• New Hope Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Iglesia Bautista El Calvario — 0.1 mi away
• Jesus Christ Redeemer Church — 0.1 mi away
• CCOV — 0.1 mi away
• United Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away
• Evangelical Baptist Church of the New Jerusalem — 0.2 mi away