Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension
Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension is a Orthodox church in Elizabeth, NJ 07202. It is one of 135 churches in Elizabeth, and one of 3 Orthodox congregations in the city.
Elizabeth, NJ, 07202Shares a ministry location with Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva Svetog Vaznesenja Gospodnjeg.
Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 94 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across New Jersey — 2,098 across the United States on The Church Map.
Orthodoxy has carried the worship of the ancient church essentially unbroken since the first centuries, and it has never let the rest of us settle for a gospel that only forgives — it insists God intends to make his people like himself. Its liturgy, its icons, and its theology of the Trinity are wells the whole church keeps returning to.
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The community around Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. Nearly a quarter of working-age adults live without health insurance, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.
- Food Insecurity: 30.1%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 28.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 25.3%
- Social Isolation: 36.6%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.0% (11.3–26.7%)
- Diabetes: 14.0%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.2%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Elizabeth city is served by 60 churches — about one congregation for every 2,261 residents.
Churches near Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension
- Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva Svetog Vaznesenja Gospodnjeg — 0 mi away
- Iglesia Misionera Puerta Del Cielo — 0.1 mi away
- Haitian Bethany Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Vladimir's Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Mary of the Assumption Church — 0.1 mi away
- Renew Life Tabernacle — 0.2 mi away
- Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord Ministries Of New Jersey — 0.2 mi away
- Siloam Hope FP Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth — 0.2 mi away
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.2 mi away
More Eastern Orthodox churches nearby
- Saint Fanourios Greek Orthodox Church — 0.5 mi away
- Saint George Greek Orthodox Church — 0.7 mi away
- Saint Nicholas Carpathia Russian Greek Catholic Church — 0.8 mi away
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church of India — 2.7 mi away in Linden, NJ
- Saint John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church — 4.5 mi away in Rahway, NJ
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