Newman Center

Newman Center is a Roman_catholic church at 715 South Washington Street in Carbondale, IL 62901. It is one of 48 churches in Carbondale, and one of 2 Roman_catholic congregations in the city.

We dedicate ourselves to proclaiming and sharing the Word of God, to celebrating the sacraments, to fostering community, to offering service to those in need, to attending to the faith dimensions of personal growth, and to promoting peace and justice.

The Newman Catholic Student Center serves the Catholic community at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, both university students and community members.

715 South Washington Street, Carbondale, IL, 62901

Phone: +1 618-529-3311 · Website: https://siucnewman.org/

Newman Center is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Newman Center

  • Bible Studies
  • Retreats
  • Free Thursday Night Dinners
  • Service Opportunities

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Upcoming events at Newman Center

  • Sun, Aug 2 · 11:15 AM: Sunday Mass at the Newman Center — Newman Center, 715 S Washington St, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
  • Tue, Aug 4 · 1 PM: Bible Study
  • Tue, Aug 4 · 6:15 PM: Daily Mass and Adoration — Newman Center, 715 S Washington St, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
  • Thu, Aug 6 · 6:15 PM: Daily Mass — Newman Center, 715 S Washington St, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA

From Newman Center's public calendar (https://siucnewman.org/). Times are the church's local time.

The community around Newman Center

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,100 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.

  • Poverty Rate: 52.8%
  • Social Isolation: 41.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 32.9%
  • Obesity: 42.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.1%
  • Depression: 25.8%
  • Unemployment: 7.6% (1.3–14.3%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Carbondale city is served by 9 churches — about one congregation for every 1,685 residents.

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