Sacred Heart Church

The community around Sacred Heart Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than 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: 42.2%
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Poverty Rate: 38.8% (27.2–50.5%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 33.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 28.1% (19.9–36.3%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.8%
• Obesity: 41.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.4%
• Diabetes: 14.2%
• Unemployment: 7.8% (2.8–13.0%)

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

New Brunswick city is served by 34 churches — about one congregation for every 1,638 residents.

Churches near Sacred Heart Church

• Holy Family Parish — 0 mi away
• Victory Christian Center — 0.1 mi away
• Saint John the Evangelist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Messiah Pentecostal Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia el buen pastor c.l.a — 0.2 mi away
• Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Promise Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Tabernacle Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Refugio City Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away