First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a church in Rahway, NJ 07065. It is one of 33 churches in Rahway.
Rahway, NJ, 07065First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 387 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across New Jersey — 11,639 across the United States on The Church Map.
Presbyterians gave American Christianity much of its backbone: seminaries, catechisms, and shared government by elders rather than by one man, a habit that shaped the country's civic life as much as its churches. They have been among the most persistent builders of colleges, hospitals, and mission agencies this nation has.
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The community around First Presbyterian 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. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. 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: 34.3%
- Unemployment: 10.2% (3.3–17.3%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.7%
- Food Insecurity: 18.2%
- Housing Insecurity: 16.5%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Rahway city is served by 14 churches — about one congregation for every 2,118 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- First Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- The Family Center — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Johns Greek Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Holy Comforter Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal — 0.2 mi away
- Saint John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church — 0.2 mi away
- St. Thomas The Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- Divine Mercy Parish — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Second Presbyterian Church — 0.9 mi away
- Linden Presbyterian Church — 1.8 mi away in Linden, NJ
- Osceola Presbyterian Church — 1.8 mi away in Clark, NJ
- First Presbyterian Church — 2.4 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 2.9 mi away in Roselle, NJ