Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts. It is named after Worcester, England. It is the second most populous city in New England after Boston.
The city’s official website, worcesterma.gov, says, “Welcome to the country’s most vibrant and livable mid-sized city! With a population of more than 200,000 and more than 35,000 college students, Worcester is the second largest city in New England. Centrally located, the City is under an hour from Boston, Providence and Hartford.”
There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. (The Northeast includes the six New England states with the addition of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.) The Worcester metro area is the 10th most populous with approximately 930,000 people.
While metro area covers a large area, there are only a handful of soul-winning Baptist churches to reach almost a million souls.
- Population In 2022: 205,319
- Males: 101,223 (49.3%)
- Females: 104,096 (50.7%)
- Median Resident Age: 34.6 years
- Poverty Rate: 19.3%
- Median Household Income: $56,746
- Median House Value: $259,800
Worcester is a strategically important city in our vision to take the Gospel to all of New England. It’s population, influential status, and central location make it vital to our church planting efforts. Interstates 190, 290, 395, and 90 converge at at Worcester.
Worcester is ripe for the Gospel. While many are uninterested in the things of God, empty religion and unfulfilling philosophies have masses hungry for something more. They need the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
A handful of churches near Worcester are ready to help. Other churches in our network will help with finances and manpower. Will you pray? Who will go?