Pilgrim Baptist

Pilgrim Baptist is a Baptist church in Newark, NJ 07103. It is one of 436 churches in Newark, and one of 17 Baptist congregations in the city.

after more than a century, it is still a place for spiritual growth and warm fellowship for those seeking to know the love of God.

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Newark, NJ, 07103

Website: http://www.pilgrimbaptist.com/

Pilgrim Baptist is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Pilgrim Baptist

  • Grief Counseling Services
  • Intercessory Prayer Groups
  • Ministers in Training
  • Entrepreneurship Training
  • Support for Married Couples

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The community around Pilgrim Baptist

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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Social Isolation: 40.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 39.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.0% (16.8–45.3%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 30.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.8% (7.6–24.0%)
  • Diabetes: 15.7%
  • Unemployment: 7.4% (1.9–13.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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

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