The Universal Church

The community around The Universal Church

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 2,200 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: 25.6%
• Social Isolation: 34.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.5% (10.2–26.8%)
• Unemployment: 11.0% (4.9–17.2%)
• Obesity: 38.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.7%
• Poverty Rate: 20.2% (10.6–29.9%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.2%

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

Long Branch city is served by 22 churches — about one congregation for every 1,451 residents.

Churches near The Universal Church

• The Power of Christ's Gospel — 0 mi away
• Igreja Adoracao Mundial em Long Branch — 0 mi away
• Igreja Metodista Internacional — 0.1 mi away
• Long Branch Covenant Church — 0.1 mi away
• Refreshing Springs Holy Temple Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• Our Lady of Guadalupe American National Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint James Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Assembleia de Deus Ebenezer Church — 0.4 mi away
• Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away