New Ephesus Baptist Church
New Ephesus Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 175 Brookwood Street in East Orange, NJ 07018-2373. It is one of 78 churches in East Orange, and one of 8 Baptist congregations in the city.
175 Brookwood Street, East Orange, NJ, 07018-2373New Ephesus Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around New Ephesus Baptist 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 of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. 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.
- Food Insecurity: 31.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 27.3%
- Unemployment: 14.4% (6.7–22.2%)
- Social Isolation: 39.5%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.0%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.8%
- Obesity: 36.7%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.6%
- Poverty Rate: 17.2% (8.1–26.2%)
- Transportation Barriers: 15.8%
- Diabetes: 15.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.4%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
East Orange city is served by 34 churches — about one congregation for every 2,025 residents.
Churches near New Ephesus Baptist Church
- Vailsburg Assembly of God — 0.1 mi away in Newark, NJ
- New Bethany Haitian Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Newark Gospel Tabernacle — 0.1 mi away in Newark, NJ
- Shekinah Glory Christian Church — 0.2 mi away in Newark, NJ
- New Church of God of Jesus Christ — 0.2 mi away in Newark, NJ
- Glorious Church of God and Christ — 0.2 mi away in Newark, NJ
- Beth El International Church Ministry — 0.3 mi away in Newark, NJ
- Young Disciples Ministries — 0.3 mi away in Newark, NJ
- Love of Jesus Family Church — 0.3 mi away in Newark, NJ
- Acts of the Apostles Churches, Int’l — 0.3 mi away in New York, NY