Shekinah Glory Christian Church

The community around Shekinah Glory Christian 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third 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.

• Social Isolation: 40.2%
• Food Insecurity: 33.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.8%
• Unemployment: 20.0% (9.9–30.1%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.5%
• Obesity: 37.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.9%
• Poverty Rate: 19.6% (9.0–30.2%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.7%
• Diabetes: 14.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.0% (4.6–19.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Shekinah Glory Christian Church

• New Bethany Haitian Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away in East Orange, NJ
• Beth El International Church Ministry — 0.1 mi away
• Praise Temple Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• New Ephesus Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in East Orange, NJ
• Young Disciples Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Vailsburg Assembly of God — 0.2 mi away
• Love of Jesus Family Church — 0.2 mi away
• Newark Gospel Tabernacle — 0.3 mi away
• New Church of God of Jesus Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Glorious Church of God and Christ — 0.4 mi away