First Swedish Congregational Church

The community around First Swedish Congregational Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third of working-age adults live without health insurance, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 32.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 31.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.1%
• Obesity: 40.4%
• Social Isolation: 37.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.3% (12.0–24.6%)
• Diabetes: 16.2%
• Unemployment: 11.7% (6.3–17.0%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.7%
• Poverty Rate: 17.1% (11.5–22.6%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Perth Amboy city is served by 36 churches — about one congregation for every 1,534 residents.

Churches near First Swedish Congregational Church

• First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Perth Amboy Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Calvary Chapel Perth Amboy — 0.2 mi away
• Cathedral International — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Paul's Evangelical Church — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia Universal — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Peters Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Assembly Of God Shekinah — 0.3 mi away
• Casa de Oración Maranatha — 0.3 mi away