Saint John Baptist Church

Saint John Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Jersey City, NJ 07304. It is one of 206 churches in Jersey City, and one of 12 Baptist congregations in the city.

Jersey City, NJ, 07304

Shares a ministry location with Bethesda Baptist Church and Zion Baptist Church.

Saint John Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint John Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 3,000 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: 31.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.0%
  • Social Isolation: 36.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 23.8% (11.6–36.0%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.6%
  • Unemployment: 11.3% (4.3–18.2%)
  • Obesity: 37.2%
  • Child Poverty: 24.1% (6.3–41.9%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.3%
  • Diabetes: 13.8%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Jersey City city is served by 102 churches — about one congregation for every 2,822 residents.

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