Christ the Good Shepherd American Coptic Orthodox Church

Christ the Good Shepherd American Coptic Orthodox Church is a church at 1535 Gundry Ave in Long Beach, CA 90813-2319. It is one of 335 churches in Long Beach.

1535 Gundry Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90813-2319

Phone: (562) 270-6193 · Website: https://meetchrist.org/

Shares a ministry location with Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.

Christ the Good Shepherd American Coptic Orthodox Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 47 congregations of the Oriental Orthodox family gather across California — 245 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, and Syriac churches have held the faith under pressure longer than almost anyone — Ethiopia has worshiped Christ continuously since the fourth century, and the Armenian church has buried martyrs in nearly every generation since. Their endurance is a gift to a church that has grown used to comfort.

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The community around Christ the Good Shepherd American Coptic Orthodox Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third have no one they feel they can count on. 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.

Social Isolation: 46.2%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.6%
Food Insecurity: 35.4%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.7%
Housing Insecurity: 26.4%
Poverty Rate: 24.2% (16.7–31.7%)
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.7%
Diabetes: 15.1%
Unemployment: 8.8% (3.4–14.2%)
Child Poverty: 29.8% (14.3–45.2%)
Transportation Barriers: 16.3%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
Church of God — 0.4 mi away

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