New Beginning Way of the Cross Church

The community around New Beginning Way of the Cross Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 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 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,500 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: 42.6%
• Child Poverty: 41.7% (22.4–61.2%)
• Food Insecurity: 36.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.4%
• Poverty Rate: 28.1% (16.5–39.7%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.6%
• Diabetes: 15.6%
• Unemployment: 7.1% (1.2–13.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Washington city is served by 535 churches — about one congregation for every 1,253 residents.

Churches near New Beginning Way of the Cross Church

• The Bible Study Church — 0 mi away
• Peace Lutheran Church — 0.1 mi away
• St. Luke Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of Christ of the East Capitol — 0.2 mi away
• Clinton Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Leading Commandment Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Community Church of Washington DC — 0.2 mi away
• Capital View Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Guiding Light Refuge Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Episcopal Church of the Atonement — 0.3 mi away