Memorial West United Church
Memorial West United Church is a church at 286 S 7th St in Newark, NJ 07103. It is one of 272 churches in Newark.
We are a gospel-centered UNITED christian community. One might ask what is the Christian Gospel? For God so loved the world that God gave Jesus Christ to reconcile the human community to God. We are set free to love God and each other. We are empowered to seek peace and justice. We are indwelled by
286 S 7th St, Newark, NJ, 07103Website: https://www.memorialwestunited.com/
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The community around Memorial West United Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 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: 41.0%
- Social Isolation: 40.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 33.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.7%
- Unemployment: 13.8% (5.2–22.4%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.0%
- Poverty Rate: 28.7% (15.9–41.5%)
- Transportation Barriers: 20.7%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.3%
- Diabetes: 15.8%
- Obesity: 38.5%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.0% (5.2–18.8%)
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 Memorial West United Church
- Greater Providence Missionary — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Antoninus Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Matthew's Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Divine Adoration Prayer Group — 0.1 mi away
- Vineyard Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- elestial Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Genesis Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Humanity Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Dominics Monastery — 0.3 mi away
- The Catholic Parish of the Transfiguration — 0.3 mi away