Central Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1084 Lafayette Avenue in New York, NY 11221. It is one of 3,443 churches in New York, and one of 194 Baptist congregations in the city.

1084 Lafayette Avenue, New York, NY, 11221

Shares a ministry location with Rugged Cross Baptist Church.

Central Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Central Baptist Church

  • Youth Ministry
  • Women's Ministry
  • Men's Ministry
  • Senior's Ministry

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The community around Central Baptist 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. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 4,600 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: 28.3%
  • Unemployment: 12.4% (3.5–21.4%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.1% (14.3–36.0%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.0%

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

New York city is served by 2,102 churches — about one congregation for every 4,102 residents.

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