Central Presbyterian
Central Presbyterian is a Presbyterian church in Newark, NJ 07108. It is one of 434 churches in Newark, and one of 5 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Newark, NJ, 07108Central Presbyterian is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 387 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across New Jersey — 11,638 across the United States on The Church Map.
Presbyterians gave American Christianity much of its backbone: seminaries, catechisms, and shared government by elders rather than by one man, a habit that shaped the country's civic life as much as its churches. They have been among the most persistent builders of colleges, hospitals, and mission agencies this nation has.
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The community around Central Presbyterian
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half 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 two thousand 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: 49.4%
- Social Isolation: 41.7%
- Poverty Rate: 40.2% (28.3–52.2%)
- Housing Insecurity: 39.5%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.2%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.5%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.9%
- Transportation Barriers: 25.6%
- Obesity: 41.5%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.6%
- Diabetes: 16.1%
- Unemployment: 9.8% (2.7–16.9%)
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.4% (3.3–23.5%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Newark city is served by 139 churches — about one congregation for every 2,211 residents.
Churches near Central Presbyterian
- Gospel Mission Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Trinity Temple SDA Church — 0.1 mi away
- Smith Memorial Church Of God In Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Promised Land Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Divine Touch Bible Church New Jersey — 0.3 mi away
- Calvary Touch of God Church — 0.3 mi away
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.3 mi away
- House of Prayer Ministries International — 0.3 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Clinton Avenue Presbyterian — 1 mi away
- Deeper Life Bible Church — 1.3 mi away in Irvington, NJ
- First Presbyterian Church — 1.4 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 1.5 mi away in Irvington, NJ
- Elizabeth Avenue Weequahic United Presbyterian Church — 1.6 mi away