St Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church
St Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church is a Catholic church at 110 Summer St in New Bedford, MA 02740. It is one of 41 churches in New Bedford, and one of 2 Catholic congregations in the city.
St. Lawrence Martyr Church is one of the oldest Catholic Churches in Massachusetts, and the site...
Serving since 1876
110 Summer St, New Bedford, MA, 02740Service times
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 7:15am–7:45am · - -
Phone: (508) 992-4251 · Website: https://whalingcitycatholics.org/
St Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 392 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Massachusetts — 18,933 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
Ministries at St Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church
- Food Pantry
- Ladies’ Guild
- Lectors & Altar Servers
- Ministers of Communion
- Pastoral & Finance Councils
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Youth Group
- Bible Study
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The community around St Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 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 two thousand 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: 33.9%
- Food Insecurity: 33.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 25.5%
- Social Isolation: 37.6%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.1%
- Poverty Rate: 26.3% (17.3–35.3%)
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 17.6%
- Diabetes: 16.3%
- Unemployment: 9.8% (2.6–17.1%)
- Obesity: 39.3%
- Child Poverty: 28.3% (11.0–48.3%)
- Depression: 25.9%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Churches near St Lawrence Martyr Catholic Church
- Grace Harbor Church — 0.1 mi away
- Center Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Unitarian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Union Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- King of Kings — 0.4 mi away
- Centro Cristiano Emanuel — 0.4 mi away
- Grace Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
- City of Joy Church — 0.5 mi away
- Pilgrim United Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
- North Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
- Grace Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
- St Julie Billiart Church — 1.9 mi away in Dartmouth, MA
- St. Mary's Catholic Church — 2 mi away in Fairhaven, MA
- Maronite Servants of Christ the Light — 3.2 mi away in North Dartmouth, MA
- Saint Francis Xavier Parish — 3.3 mi away in Acushnet, MA
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