Encounter Church

Encounter Church is a church at 998 South Broad Street in Trenton, NJ 08611. It is one of 224 churches in Trenton.

Encounter Church (formerly House of Peniel Worship Center) was birthed and its doors were opened to the community.

998 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ, 08611

Website: http://encounterchurchnj.org/

Ministries at Encounter Church

  • Community Engagement

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The community around Encounter Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is 2,300 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 51.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 40.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 39.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 36.4% (22.2–50.5%)
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 35.7% (24.4–47.0%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 24.8%
  • Social Isolation: 38.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.5%
  • Diabetes: 15.3%
  • Obesity: 38.6%
  • Unemployment: 6.5% (2.2–10.9%)

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

Trenton city is served by 155 churches — about one congregation for every 581 residents.

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