Hopewell Baptist Church
Hopewell Baptist Church is a church at 17 Muhammad Ali Ave in Newark, NJ 07108. It is one of 434 churches in Newark.
Serving since 1825
17 Muhammad Ali Ave, Newark, NJ, 07108Phone: (973) 824-9119 · Website: https://thehopewellmuseum.org/hopewellbaptistchurch
Hopewell Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Hopewell Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 7 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than 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 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 76.1%
- Food Insecurity: 36.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 29.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.0%
- Unemployment: 15.3% (4.9–25.6%)
- Social Isolation: 37.8%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
- Poverty Rate: 29.5% (15.5–43.5%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.5%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.0%
- Transportation Barriers: 17.8%
- Diabetes: 16.8%
- Obesity: 38.1%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.4% (4.2–22.6%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
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- Saint Columba's Church — 0.2 mi away
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- House of Prayer Ministries International — 0.3 mi away