Metropolitan Baptist Church

Metropolitan Baptist Church is a church at 2461 West Gordon Avenue in Albany, GA 31707. It is one of 188 churches in Albany.

Serving since 1943

2461 West Gordon Avenue, Albany, GA, 31707

Metropolitan Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Metropolitan Baptist Church

  • Music and Dance Ministries
  • Youth and Young Adult Ministry
  • Ministry for Men
  • Women's INC (In The Name of Christ)
  • Caring and Support Ministries
  • Service and Operations Ministries
  • Education Ministries

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The community around Metropolitan Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Child Poverty: 52.0% (32.5–71.6%)
  • Obesity: 45.3%
  • Social Isolation: 44.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 41.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 34.9% (23.3–46.5%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.9% (13.7–30.1%)
  • Diabetes: 20.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.7% (13.2–22.9%)
  • Unemployment: 9.1% (1.5–17.1%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Albany city is served by 52 churches — about one congregation for every 1,263 residents.

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