St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is a Orthodox church in Newark, NJ 07102. It is one of 434 churches in Newark.
Newark, NJ, 07102Shares a ministry location with The Sanctuary USA.
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.
- Food Insecurity: 37.5%
- Poverty Rate: 31.9% (19.6–44.3%)
- Housing Insecurity: 29.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.8%
- Diabetes: 18.4%
- Social Isolation: 38.1%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.7%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.9%
- Transportation Barriers: 18.7%
- Unemployment: 10.0% (2.9–17.2%)
- Obesity: 38.2%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.8%
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 St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
- The Sanctuary USA — 0 mi away
- St Mary's Abbey Church — 0.1 mi away
- Israel Memorial AME church — 0.1 mi away
- St James A.M.E. Church — 0.1 mi away
- Metropolitan Baptist church — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia Universal Aurora — 0.2 mi away
- New Salem Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Wells Cathedral Church — 0.3 mi away
- Abyssinian Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Unity Fellowship Church NewArk — 0.4 mi away