Greater New Jerusalem Church

The community around Greater New Jerusalem Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 7 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than half of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 73.4% (54.7–92.1%)
• Poverty Rate: 58.8%
• Obesity: 50.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 45.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 29.0%
• Diabetes: 23.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.6% (8.5–22.8%)
• Unemployment: 10.8% (0.0–22.6%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Greater New Jerusalem Church

• First United Methodist Church — 0 mi away
• Saint Johns Episcopal Cathedral — 0.1 mi away
• St Francis Soup Kitchen — 0.1 mi away
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
• Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.2 mi away
• The Word Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church - Grand Lobby — 0.3 mi away
• Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away