About Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church located at 183 BAYVIEW AVENUE, Jersey City, NJ, 07305. Sacred Heart Church was founded in 1924. You can reach Sacred Heart Church at +12013326771.
Sacred Heart Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)
The Sacred Heart Church is a historic church and former Roman Catholic parish church on MLK Drive at Bayview Avenue in the historic Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. It is within the Archdiocese of Newark.
Where is Sacred Heart Church located?
Sacred Heart Church is located at 183 BAYVIEW AVENUE, Jersey City, NJ, 07305. The building sits at coordinates 40.70676, -74.08273, placing it in Jersey City, NJ 07305.
Location is approximate — drawn from the public street address.
The neighborhood around Sacred Heart Church
The ZIP code 07305 area around Sacred Heart Church is home to 70,738 residents with a median household income of $73,735 and a median age of 36.2 years, according to the US Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2022 five-year estimates.
What to expect at a service at Sacred Heart Church
Roman Catholic parishes follow a structured liturgy called the Mass, celebrated worldwide in the same order.
- Mass lasts about an hour and includes Scripture readings, a homily, hymns, and Holy Communion.
- Visitors are welcome. Only baptized Catholics in good standing receive Communion; others come forward with arms crossed for a blessing.
- Dress is modest but not formal — business casual is typical for Sunday Mass.
Generalized notes for first-time visitors. Individual churches vary — when in doubt, ask a greeter at the door.
Churches sharing the architectural tradition of Sacred Heart Church
4 other US churches in the Spanish Gothic architecture tradition are indexed in Churches List.
- First Baptist Church of La Los Angeles, CA
- First Baptist Church Los Angeles, CA
- First Baptist Church Los Angeles, CA
- Wilshire Baptist Church Los Angeles, CA
Churches in the same diocese as Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Church shares an ecclesiastical jurisdiction with 5 other parishes indexed in Churches List.
- Cathedral Basilica of the Sacret Heart Newark, NJ
- Saint Antoninus Catholic Church Newark, NJ
- Saint Casmir Roman Catholic Church Newark, NJ
- Saint Patrick Pro-Cathedral Newark, NJ
- Assumption All Saints Church Jersey City, NJ
Churches founded the same year as Sacred Heart Church
5 other churches with a documented founding year of 1924 are indexed in Churches List.
- United Christian Church Chicago, IL
- United Methodist Foundation Chicago, IL
- Chicago First Congregational Chicago, IL
- United Methodist Church Chicago, IL
- Central Church of Chicago Chicago, IL
Sacred Heart Church by the numbers
Questions and answers about Sacred Heart Church
- What denomination is Sacred Heart Church?
- This church is part of the Catholic tradition.
- Where is Sacred Heart Church located?
- Sacred Heart Church is located at 183 BAYVIEW AVENUE, Jersey City, NJ, 07305.
- When was Sacred Heart Church founded?
- Founded in 1924.
- What is the architecture of Sacred Heart Church?
- Sacred Heart Church is a Spanish Gothic architecture building.
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