General Assembly Church
General Assembly Church is a church at 573 Springfield Ave in Newark, NJ 07103-1426. It is one of 434 churches in Newark.
573 Springfield Ave, Newark, NJ, 07103-1426Phone: +19736426226 · Website: www.houseofmercymission.org
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The community around General Assembly Church
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. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third 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 the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 66.6% (48.5–84.8%)
- Food Insecurity: 42.6%
- Social Isolation: 40.3%
- Poverty Rate: 36.9% (22.9–50.8%)
- Housing Insecurity: 35.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.2%
- Transportation Barriers: 22.2%
- Obesity: 40.9%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.2%
- Diabetes: 15.2%
- Unemployment: 9.1% (2.2–16.0%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.0%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.6% (6.8–18.3%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Churches near General Assembly Church
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- Rose of Sharon Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Higher Praise Family Worship Center — 0.1 mi away
- New Born Mission Church of God — 0.1 mi away
- Good Shepherd Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ — 0.1 mi away
- Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Christ Love International Church — 0.2 mi away