Church of the Good Shepherd

The community around Church of the Good Shepherd

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 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 about a third have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,200 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: 41.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.7%
• Food Insecurity: 28.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.0%
• Child Poverty: 23.8% (6.3–41.3%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.2%
• Diabetes: 13.0%
• Unemployment: 7.1% (3.2–11.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

New York city is served by 2,102 churches — about one congregation for every 4,102 residents.

Churches near Church of the Good Shepherd

• Anointed End Time Outreach Tabernacle — 0.2 mi away
• Triumphant Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• New Life Tabernacle Church — 0.3 mi away in Bronx, NY
• Redeemer Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
• Maranatha Faith Ministries International — 0.3 mi away
• El- Shaddai World Harvest Church — 0.3 mi away in Bronx, NY
• Saint Frances of Rome Church — 0.3 mi away
• Faith Church — 0.3 mi away in Bronx, NY
• Cathedral at Greater Faith — 0.4 mi away in Bronx, NY
• Saint Stephens Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away