We are located at:
149 Springfield Ave, Newark, NJ 07103
If you get lost, just call us at (973) 642-2267 during business hours or worship times and we'll help you find your way. We look forward to your visit.
Parking
Metropolitan offers secured parking at the main campus parking lot, directly adjacent to the church and our second parking lot adjacent to the Willing Heart Community Care Center. That lot's entrance is located on Mercer Street near the corner of Mercer and Dr. MLK Blvd, on the other side of the Perry's Funeral Home complex. We offer a free shuttle service from the Willing Heart Parking lot to the front door of the church.
Driving Directions
From the New Jersey Turnpike
If you are traveling on I-280 West, take exit 15W. Take the ML King
Blvd exit, exit 14, toward Broad St Sta/Rutgers Univ/NJIT/Essex Co
College. Turn right onto Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Turn right onto
Springfield Avenue. Go approximately 0.5 miles and the church is on the
left.
From the Garden State Parkway (GSP)
Take Exit 143 toward Irvington/Springfield Avenue. Turn left onto
Cleremont Avenue, Cleremont Avenue becomes Ball St. Ball St. becomes
Washington Ave. Turn slight right onto Springfield Ave .
By Public Transportation
AMTRAK, PATH, MOST NJ TRANSIT RAIL LINES TO NEWARK PENN STATION
At Penn Station, take the Newark City Subway to the second stop
which is Washington Street. Follow signs to the University Avenue
entrance to the Essex County College (ECC) campus.
NJ TRANSIT MORRIS & ESSEX RAIL LINE
Get off at Newark (Broad Street). Walk seven blocks south on
University Avenue to the ECC campus. You can also take NJ Transit bus
#72 or #76, get off on University Ave. at Raymond Boulevard and then
walk one block south to ECC.
BUS TRANSPORTATION
More than 30 bus lines from suburban Essex County and other parts
of the NJ/NY metropolitan area, including Newark Airport and New York
City, come to downtown Newark. Follow signs to University Heights and
ECC campus.