New Bethel Baptist Church

New Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Elizabeth, NJ 07201. It is one of 135 churches in Elizabeth, and one of 11 Baptist congregations in the city.

Elizabeth, NJ, 07201

Website: https://newbethelmbc856.org/Home

New Bethel Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at New Bethel Baptist Church

  • Deacon’s Ministry
  • Deaconess' Ministry
  • Music Ministry
  • Praise Dance Ministry
  • Ushers' Ministry

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The community around New Bethel Baptist 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 of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third of working-age adults live without health insurance. That is 2,400 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Food Insecurity: 35.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 32.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.8% (17.6–30.0%)
  • Social Isolation: 38.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.4%
  • Unemployment: 9.1% (4.6–13.7%)
  • Poverty Rate: 20.0% (11.0–29.0%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.0%
  • Diabetes: 14.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Elizabeth city is served by 60 churches — about one congregation for every 2,261 residents.

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