Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Joseph Catholic Church
Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Joseph Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 54 Herrick Street in Rensselaer, NY 12144. It is one of 20 churches in Rensselaer, and one of 2 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
54 Herrick Street, Rensselaer, NY, 12144Phone: +1 518-465-0482 · Website: https://www.sjesj.org/
Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Joseph Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,375 congregations of the Catholic family gather across New York — 19,012 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 Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Joseph Catholic Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 34.7%
- Poverty Rate: 27.6% (18.2–37.0%)
- Food Insecurity: 22.2%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 17.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.9%
- Unemployment: 6.4% (2.3–10.7%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Rensselaer city is served by 11 churches — about one congregation for every 841 residents.
Churches near Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Joseph Catholic Church
- First Congregational Church — 0.4 mi away
- First United Methodist Church of Rensselaer — 0.5 mi away
- Rensselaer Open Bible Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Saint Paul's Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses — 0.7 mi away
- The Salvation Army Albany Area Services — 0.7 mi away in Albany, NY
- Episcopal Church of the Redeemer — 0.7 mi away
- The Harvest Place Church — 0.8 mi away
- Holy Deliverance Church of God in Christ — 0.8 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
- Historic Saint Mary's Church — 1.1 mi away in Albany, NY
- Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Church — 1.2 mi away
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception — 1.2 mi away in Albany, NY
- Church of Saint Mary at Clinton Heights — 1.3 mi away
- Mar Thoma Congregation of Albany — 1.9 mi away in Albany, NY
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