Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church

The community around Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. 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: 35.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 29.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.9%
• Social Isolation: 39.2%
• Child Poverty: 37.2% (28.3–49.1%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.6%
• Poverty Rate: 24.9% (18.4–31.5%)
• Transportation Barriers: 18.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.3% (6.3–28.2%)
• Diabetes: 16.6%
• Unemployment: 11.6% (4.9–18.2%)
• Obesity: 38.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Newark city is served by 139 churches — about one congregation for every 2,211 residents.

Churches near Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church

• St. John's Community Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Galilee Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Canaan Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Calvary Gospel Church — 0.2 mi away
• Good Neighbor Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Elizabeth Avenue Weequahic United Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Triumph Church of the New Age — 0.4 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.4 mi away
• Palm Garden Holiness Church — 0.4 mi away
• Victory At Sunrise Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away