Calvary Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Paterson, NJ 07514. It is one of 170 churches in Paterson, and one of 8 Baptist congregations in the city.
We seek to achieve oneness in Christ which rises above distinction of race, economic status, political loyalties, and social background, as we meet the needs of a diverse membership and fulfill a broad mission and bold, hopeful vision.
Serving since 1879
Paterson, NJ, 07514Calvary Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at Calvary Baptist Church
- Community Health Program
- Mentoring Program
- Foster Care Program
- Vacation Bible School
- Adult and Youth Revivals
- Family Life Center
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The community around Calvary 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. 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 2,800 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: 42.5%
- Food Insecurity: 42.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 33.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 27.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.0%
- Poverty Rate: 23.1% (12.6–33.7%)
- Transportation Barriers: 18.6%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.7% (10.7–24.6%)
- Diabetes: 15.8%
- Obesity: 39.0%
- Child Poverty: 24.6% (10.2–39.1%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Paterson city is served by 85 churches — about one congregation for every 1,857 residents.
Churches near Calvary Baptist Church
- Reform Church of God — 0.1 mi away
- Bethel Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
- Exodus Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Rescue City Church — 0.2 mi away
- First SDA Church of Paterson — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Paul's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Love Of Jesus Paterson — 0.2 mi away
- Grace & Restoration Fellowship — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia Calvario — 0.2 mi away
- Canann Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away