The Universal Church
The Universal Church is a church at 92-24 Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, NY 11433. It is one of 89 churches in Jamaica.
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92-24 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY, 11433Phone: +1-888-332-4141
Ministries at The Universal Church
- Support for Offenders
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The community around The Universal 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,800 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: 41.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.6%
- Food Insecurity: 32.7%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 24.7%
- Diabetes: 16.3%
- Unemployment: 9.4% (5.0–13.9%)
- Poverty Rate: 18.6% (11.7–25.5%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.0%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
New York city is served by 2,102 churches — about one congregation for every 4,102 residents.
Churches near The Universal Church
- Tabernacle of Prayer — 0.1 mi away
- Our Lady of the Skies Chapel — 0.1 mi away
- Jamaica 1st Ward — 0.2 mi away in New York, NY
- St Stephens Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.2 mi away in New York, NY
- First Church of Christ, Scientist — 0.2 mi away
- hofcnyc.org — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia ACM de Queens — 0.2 mi away
- Bethany French Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in Elmont, NY
- Church of God of Jamaica — 0.3 mi away in New York, NY