Saint Francis of Assisi Church

Saint Francis of Assisi Church is a Catholic church at 1755 Stanley Street in New Britain, CT 06053. It is one of 70 churches in New Britain, and one of 7 Catholic congregations in the city.

St. Francis Catholic exists to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and build up the next generation of evangelical Catholics through the means of affirmative orthodoxy, intellectual formation, liturgical beauty, and rich devotion.

1755 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT, 06053

Phone: (860) 225-6449 · Website: https://www.stfranciscatholic.org

Saint Francis of Assisi Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 311 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Connecticut — 18,927 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

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The community around Saint Francis of Assisi Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 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 about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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: 41.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 33.5%
  • Depression: 28.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2%
  • Unemployment: 7.3% (3.6–11.1%)

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

New Britain city is served by 47 churches — about one congregation for every 1,578 residents.

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