NIU Cru
NIU Cru is a church at 1230 Blackhawk Rd in Dekalb, IL 60115-1306. It is one of 31 churches in Dekalb.
We want to help each person take their next step toward Jesus
Cru at NIU is a Christian campus ministry that helps you take your next step through mentors, Bible studies, fellowship, and more.
1230 Blackhawk Rd, Dekalb, IL, 60115-1306Phone: +13312762077 · Website: https://www.cru.org/communities/campus/us/niu/
Ministries at NIU Cru
- Bible Studies
- Mentorship
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The community around NIU Cru
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.
- Child Poverty: 72.9% (53.3–92.5%)
- Poverty Rate: 58.7%
- Food Insecurity: 55.8%
- Obesity: 49.9%
- Social Isolation: 44.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 41.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 33.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 31.8%
- Unemployment: 16.7% (5.4–27.9%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.6%
- Depression: 28.1%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Churches near NIU Cru
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
- St Paul's Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
- New Hope Missionary Baptist — 0.4 mi away in DeKalb, IL
- First United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Christ Community Church - DeKalb Campus — 0.6 mi away
- The Abbey College Church — 0.6 mi away
- Newman Catholic Student Center — 0.7 mi away
- Baptist Campus Ministry — 0.7 mi away in DeKalb, IL
- Hillcrest Covenant Church — 1.1 mi away
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church — 1.2 mi away