New Life Baptist Church
New Life Baptist Church is a church at 5444 Harrison St in Merrillville, IN 46410-1467. It is one of 57 churches in Merrillville.
Our mission statement is found in Philippians 2:5-11: "You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human b
5444 Harrison St, Merrillville, IN, 46410-1467Service times
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10am
Phone: (219) 980-3232 · Website: http://owensboronewlife.com
New Life Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,270 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Indiana — 71,417 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
Ministries at New Life Baptist Church
- Community Meal
- Food Pantry
- New Life Thrift & Thrifty Dollar
- Children's Ministry
- Sunday Morning Devotional & Prayer
- Men's Group
- Women's Ministry
- New Life Thrift Store
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Latest from New Life Church - Owensboro, KY's YouTube channel: New Life Worship Gathering - September 13th, 2026 (all videos).
The community around New Life Baptist Church
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 adults live with obesity, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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.
- Obesity: 47.8%
- Food Insecurity: 33.5%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.4%
- Diabetes: 19.4%
- Social Isolation: 36.1%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 24.0%
- Unemployment: 11.2% (4.4–18.2%)
- Child Poverty: 25.1% (14.8–36.8%)
- Poverty Rate: 21.0% (11.9–30.2%)
- Transportation Barriers: 15.8%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Churches near New Life Baptist Church
- Saint Clement Church — 0.1 mi away
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church — 0.1 mi away
- Trinity Deliverance Christian Center — 0.2 mi away
- Hammond Hope Center — 0.4 mi away
- Christian Revival Center — 0.4 mi away
- St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
- Heritage Community Christian Fellowship — 0.5 mi away
- Prayer & Praise Ministry — 0.5 mi away
- Legendary Movement Church — 0.5 mi away
- Saint Michaels Byzantine Church — 0.5 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Lakewood Enterprises Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away
- New Providence Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away in Gary, IN
- First Tabernacle Baptist Church — 1.7 mi away in Gary, IN
- Liberty Baptist Church — 1.7 mi away in Gary, IN
- Cornerstone Baptist Church — 2 mi away in Gary, IN
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