First Russian Baptist Church

First Russian Baptist Church is a Baptist church in South River, NJ 08882. It is one of 25 churches in South River, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

South River, NJ, 08882

First Russian Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 728 congregations of the Baptist family gather across New Jersey — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

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The community around First Russian 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. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is two thousand 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: 35.0%
  • Unemployment: 8.1% (2.3–13.8%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 17.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 15.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.0%

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

South River borough is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 1,005 residents.

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