River of Life Presbyterian Church

River of Life Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 445 South Main Street in Phillipsburg, NJ 08865. It is one of 25 churches in Phillipsburg, and one of 3 Presbyterian congregations in the city.

445 South Main Street, Phillipsburg, NJ, 08865

River of Life Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around River of Life Presbyterian 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 adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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: 36.2%
  • Child Poverty: 35.0% (19.7–50.3%)
  • Food Insecurity: 22.2%
  • Obesity: 38.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.1% (13.6–28.7%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.4%
  • Unemployment: 7.5% (3.0–12.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Phillipsburg town is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 950 residents.

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