First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a church in Carteret, NJ 07008. It is one of 24 churches in Carteret.
Shining God’s light by… Knowing Christ, Growing in His love, Going where He leads
Serving since 1782 · Accessible parking
Carteret, NJ, 07008Shares a ministry location with Carteret Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around First Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,600 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 36.8%
- Unemployment: 11.1% (4.5–17.6%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.4%
- Food Insecurity: 19.7%
- Housing Insecurity: 16.8%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.8%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Carteret borough is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 1,677 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Carteret Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church — 0 mi away
- Saint Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Hungarian Reformed Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Eternal God Christian Church - EGCC. — 0.2 mi away
- Holy Family Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Elias Byzantine Rite Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.3 mi away
- Iglesia Cristiana Shalomir — 0.4 mi away