Gospel Light Baptist Church
Gospel Light Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 135 Davis Ave in Kearny, NJ 07032. It is one of 31 churches in Kearny, and one of 3 Baptist congregations in the city.
Services in Spanish
135 Davis Ave, Kearny, NJ, 07032Service times
- Sunday 1:30pm
Website: https://www.glbcnj.com/
Gospel Light Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 728 congregations of the Baptist family gather across New Jersey — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
Ministries at Gospel Light Baptist Church
- Spanish Ministry
- Youth Ministry
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The community around Gospel Light Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, nearly a quarter of 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 2,500 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): 22.0% (14.2–29.8%)
- Social Isolation: 33.7%
- Food Insecurity: 23.2%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.9%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 18.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Kearny town is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 2,572 residents.
Churches near Gospel Light Baptist Church
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church — 0 mi away
- Casa De Oracion Nueva Canaan — 0.2 mi away
- City Of Restoration Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Cecilia's Church — 0.3 mi away
- Iglesia Buen Pastor — 0.3 mi away
- Grace United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- City of Hope International Church — 0.4 mi away
- Knox Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
- Closer To God Church — 0.5 mi away
- Berea Baptist Church of Kearny — 0.6 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Berea Baptist Church of Kearny — 0.6 mi away
- Kearny Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Calvary Chapel of Kearny — 0.6 mi away
- Carmelites — 1 mi away in Harrison, NJ
- Mount Pleasant Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away in Newark, NJ