Denominations:
Denominations by percentage (based on Mahoning County data):
- None = 42.7%
- Catholic = 29.8%
- Evangelical Protestant = 11.5%
- Mainline Protestant = 9.6%
- Black Protestant = 4.0%
- Orthodox = 1.7%
- Other = 0.6%
Churches in new middletown:
New Middletown only has 4 churches within its limits:
Bethel Church of the Brethren:
4023 E Calla Rd,
New Middletown, OH 44442
(330) 542-3750
Free Methodist Community Church:
9900 Youngstown - Pittsburgh Rd,
New Middletown, OH 44442
(330) 542-3732
St. Paul The Apostle Church:
10143 Main St
New Middletown, OH 44442
(330) 542-3466
Zion Lutheran Church:
10857 Main St
New Middletown, OH 44442
(330) 542-3821
- Bethel Church of the Brethren
- Free Methodist Community Church
- St. Paul The Apostle Church
- Zion Lutheran Church
Bethel Church of the Brethren:
4023 E Calla Rd,
New Middletown, OH 44442
(330) 542-3750
- Denomination: Church of the Brethren
- Pastor: Currently searching for a new pastor
- Website: http://www.brethren.org/church/28080-Bethel.html
- Service Schedule:
- Sunday worship at 11 AM
- Tuesday morning Bible Study at 10:30 AM-Noon
- Started in 1873, built in new location in 1948
- Community Activities:
- Vacation bible school is from July 6th-10th each year
- They have a Ladies Craft Night on the 2nd Monday of each month from 6:30-8:30 PM
Free Methodist Community Church:
9900 Youngstown - Pittsburgh Rd,
New Middletown, OH 44442
(330) 542-3732
- Denomination: United Methodist Church of America
- Website: http://www.befreemc.org/
- Service Schedule: Sunday worship at 10:30 AM
- Community Activities:
- Youth Group meeting every Wednesday from 6:30-8 PM
St. Paul The Apostle Church:
10143 Main St
New Middletown, OH 44442
(330) 542-3466
- Denomination Roman Catholic Church
- Church Leader: Fr. Chris Luoni
- Website: http://my-stpauls.org/
- Mass Schedule:
- Saturday at 5 PM
- Sunday at 8 AM or 11 AM
- Built in 1954
- Community Activities:
- Around 50 volunteer members of the congregation gather on Thursdays and Fridays to make pirohys for pick-up.
- They have AA Meetings, deliver meals and visit the homebound elderly and visit those in nursing homes, hospitals and jails
Zion Lutheran Church:
10857 Main St
New Middletown, OH 44442
(330) 542-3821
- Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
- Pastor: Larry Klinker
- Website: http://www.zionlutheranchurch.info/
- Service Schedule:
- Sunday at 8 AM
- Sunday at 10:45 AM
- Community Activities:
- They work with the Free Methodist Community Church to support a school supply give-away
- They bell ring at the Red Kettle for the local Salvation Army unit to give assistance to local families for rents and utilities
- They have a general fund to provide emergency assistance to community families
- They work with other local churches in New Middletown to provide a free community meal every Tuesday at 5 PM, rotating the responsibility of being the host
Assets:
- The congregations are tight-knit and regular church-goers are active in working to improve the community.
- The churches have many activities and fundraisers that identify and try to improve local poverty in addition to national and international causes.
- The churches of New Middletown are inclusive and try to have activities and work together despite their denomination differences.
Deficits:
- There is not a large variety of different kinds of churches in the area, driving new and existing residents to go to churches outside of town if they aren't a part of the denominations in town.
- There are no parish nurses or parish health care resources in the community of New Middletown due to the community's small size.
- The community is small and so are the congregations, therefore manpower for community projects and church revenue is lacking.