St katherine drexel

St katherine drexel is a Catholic church in Buffalo, NY 14206. It is one of 379 churches in Buffalo, and one of 27 Catholic congregations in the city.

Buffalo, NY, 14206

Website: http://eastbuffalocatholic.org/

St katherine drexel is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,368 congregations of the Catholic family gather across New York — 18,926 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

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The community around St katherine drexel

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. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

  • Child Poverty: 45.8% (28.6–62.9%)
  • Poverty Rate: 31.7% (21.0–42.5%)
  • Food Insecurity: 29.4%
  • Obesity: 40.4%
  • Social Isolation: 34.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.5%
  • Unemployment: 12.0% (6.1–17.9%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.5%
  • Depression: 23.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.3%
  • Diabetes: 14.3%

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

Buffalo city is served by 65 churches — about one congregation for every 4,256 residents.

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