Union Baptist Church

Union Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Newark, NJ 07107. It is one of 434 churches in Newark, and one of 17 Baptist congregations in the city.

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Newark, NJ, 07107

Shares a ministry location with Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

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

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The community around Union Baptist 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 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: 41.8%
  • Social Isolation: 40.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 33.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 23.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 27.6% (16.4–38.8%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.5%
  • Unemployment: 10.9% (3.9–17.9%)
  • Obesity: 37.3%
  • Diabetes: 14.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.4% (5.2–17.5%)

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.

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