Where is First Unitarian Church located?

First Unitarian Church is at 71 Eighth Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740.

What time are services at First Unitarian Church?

First Unitarian Church meets Sunday at 11am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

First Unitarian Church

First Unitarian Church is a church at 71 Eighth Street in New Bedford, MA 02740. It is one of 75 churches in New Bedford.

Our Mission is to encourage diversity and mutual acceptance and to work for positive change in ourselves and our community.

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71 Eighth Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740

Service times

Sunday 11am

Phone: (508) 994-9686 · Website: https://www.uunewbedford.org/

Ministries at First Unitarian Church

Social Justice Committee

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The community around First Unitarian 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 describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,500 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.

Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.0%
Food Insecurity: 33.3%
Housing Insecurity: 25.3%
Social Isolation: 37.3%
Poverty Rate: 26.9% (17.9–35.8%)
Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.9%
Transportation Barriers: 17.8%
Diabetes: 16.8%
Unemployment: 8.9% (1.4–16.6%)
Obesity: 39.4%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.8%
Depression: 25.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

New Bedford city is served by 10 churches — about one congregation for every 10,062 residents.

Churches near First Unitarian Church

Centro Cristiano Emanuel — 0.1 mi away
First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Center Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
Grace Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
Our Lady's Chapel — 0.2 mi away
Interchurch Council — 0.2 mi away
Iglesia Rebaño Casa de Adoracion — 0.2 mi away
City of Joy Church — 0.2 mi away
Pilgrim United Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
Grace Harbor Church — 0.2 mi away

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