Varick Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

The community around Varick Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion 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. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is two thousand 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: 34.8%
• Unemployment: 8.4% (4.3–12.6%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.5%
• Poverty Rate: 19.9% (9.1–30.7%)
• Food Insecurity: 17.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 15.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.5% (5.5–19.5%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Hackensack city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 2,859 residents.

Churches near Varick Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

• RCCG The King's Court — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia Bautista Calvario — 0.3 mi away
• Bethel Pentecostal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Christ Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Marks Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Reformed Church — 0.4 mi away
• Bethel Church of God In Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Universal Hagar's Spiritual Church — 0.4 mi away
• Jackson Temple Church of God In Christ — 0.5 mi away
• St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away