Iglesia Luz Y Vida-USA

Ministries at Iglesia Luz Y Vida-USA

• Children's Ministry

The community around Iglesia Luz Y Vida-USA

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 the people here live without health insurance. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,800 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 28.8% (17.3–40.2%)
• Social Isolation: 34.0%
• Food Insecurity: 23.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.5%
• Poverty Rate: 16.6% (8.5–24.7%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.0%
• Unemployment: 6.7% (3.3–10.2%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Iglesia Luz Y Vida-USA

• Portuguese Evangelical Church — 0 mi away
• Harrison Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint John's Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Anthony Church — 0.2 mi away in East Newark, NJ
• Closer To God Church — 0.2 mi away in Kearny, NJ
• Knox Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away in Kearny, NJ
• Christ Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Davis Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Holy Cross Church — 0.3 mi away
• Carmelites — 0.4 mi away