New Salem Baptist Church
New Salem Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 132 W Kinney St in Newark, NJ 07103-4102. It is one of 434 churches in Newark, and one of 42 Baptist congregations in the city.
New Salem Baptist Church is committed to evangelizing the lost, edifying the Saints and Exalting the Savior.
New Salem Baptist Church is a family oriented, spirit- led church centered in God's word with an intentional emphasis on spiritual development.
132 W Kinney St, Newark, NJ, 07103-4102Phone: (973) 624-7984 · Website: http://www.newsalembc.org/
New Salem Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 706 congregations of the Baptist family gather across New Jersey — 71,418 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
Ministries at New Salem Baptist Church
- Outreach Programs
- Dance Ministry
- Hospitality Ministry
- Media Ministry
- Men's Fellowship
- Missionary Ministry
- Music Ministry
- Deacons
- Unity Ministry
- Usher's Ministry
- Women's Fellowship
- Youth Ministry
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The community around New Salem Baptist 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 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,600 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: 76.1%
- Food Insecurity: 45.1%
- Poverty Rate: 39.2% (27.9–50.5%)
- Housing Insecurity: 34.9%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.3%
- Transportation Barriers: 22.3%
- Diabetes: 19.8%
- Obesity: 40.8%
- Social Isolation: 39.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.9%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.8%
- Unemployment: 8.3% (2.4–14.6%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Churches near New Salem Baptist Church
- Wells Cathedral Church — 0.1 mi away
- Calvary Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- St James A.M.E. Church — 0.2 mi away
- Israel Memorial AME church — 0.2 mi away
- Abyssinian Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mount Pleasant Church — 0.3 mi away
- The Sanctuary USA — 0.3 mi away
- St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church — 0.3 mi away
- Union Gospel Tabernacle — 0.3 mi away
- Word Power Foundation Ministry — 0.3 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Abyssinian Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Metropolitan Baptist church — 0.3 mi away
- Hopewell Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- New Point Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Greater Mount Moriah Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away