Newman Center
Newman Center is a Catholic church at 602 Turner Ave. in Columbia, MO 65201. It is one of 156 churches in Columbia, and one of 2 Catholic congregations in the city.
With the help of grace, to form a Catholic community of faith who cultivates beauty, truth, goodness, communion, and justice.
The St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church was founded in December 1963. We are a university parish of more than 800 families and over 1,000 students. Our primary apostolate is serving the collegiate campuses of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Stephen’s College, and Columbia College. As a full parish, we also serve the full sacramental and spiritual needs of our entire community.
Serving since 1963
602 Turner Ave., Columbia, MO, 65201Service times
- Tuesday 5pm–5:30pm
Phone: (573) 449-5424 · Website: https://www.comonewman.org/
Newman Center is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at Newman Center
- Social Justice Programs
- Children’s Catholic Education Program
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Latest from St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church's YouTube channel: Daily Mass 07.31.26 (all videos).
The community around Newman Center
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 2 in 3 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: 67.9%
- Social Isolation: 40.7%
- Depression: 34.3%
- Food Insecurity: 32.5% (24.0–41.1%)
- Transportation Barriers: 24.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 20.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.8%
- Unemployment: 8.1% (2.6–13.7%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Columbia city is served by 44 churches — about one congregation for every 1,994 residents.
Churches near Newman Center
- Mizzou BSU — 0.3 mi away
- International Community Church — 0.4 mi away
- Missouri United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Calvary Episocopal Church — 0.5 mi away
- Christian Campus House — 0.5 mi away
- International Friends — 0.5 mi away
- Salt City Church — 0.6 mi away
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
- UKIRK Ministries-Columbia, MO — 0.6 mi away