Saint Luke's German Evangelical Lutheran Church

The community around Saint Luke's German Evangelical Lutheran 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 2,400 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: 40.4%
• Food Insecurity: 36.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 30.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 29.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.5% (13.6–27.5%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.9%
• Obesity: 36.1%
• Child Poverty: 25.0% (14.3–36.2%)
• Transportation Barriers: 15.2%
• Diabetes: 14.7%

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

Paterson city is served by 85 churches — about one congregation for every 1,857 residents.

Churches near Saint Luke's German Evangelical Lutheran Church

• Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia Cristiana Betel — 0.2 mi away
• Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia Cristiana Amor Y Restauracion — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Cristiana Jehova Shammah — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Ministerio La Esperanza Del Cansado — 0.4 mi away
• Iglesia Pentecostal Ungidos Para Restaurar — 0.4 mi away
• Riverside Church — 0.5 mi away
• Paterson Church of God of Prophecy — 0.6 mi away
• Calvary Pentecostal Church — 0.6 mi away