New Jersey Third

New Jersey Third is a Church Of God In Christ church at 15 Martin Luther King Jr Dr in Jersey City, NJ 07305-2701. It is one of 204 churches in Jersey City, and one of 2 Church Of God In Christ congregations in the city.

The vision of NJ3rd is to Empower Pastors and Churches to worship God through Biblical practices and programs.

Because of the foundation of Principal, Purpose and Passion NJ3rd is moving to achieve levels of excellence in ministry second to none in New Jersey.

Serving since 1970

15 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Jersey City, NJ, 07305-2701

Phone: (201) 332-5038 · Website: http://www.nj3rdjurisdiction.org/

New Jersey Third is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 325 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across New Jersey — 16,683 across the United States on The Church Map.

Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.

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The community around New Jersey Third

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. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,800 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: 26.6%
  • Social Isolation: 35.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.1%
  • Unemployment: 10.9% (5.0–16.9%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.7% (8.9–30.6%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.3% (8.4–20.3%)
  • Diabetes: 13.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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