Allen Temple Baptist Church

Allen Temple Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Oakland, CA 94621. It is one of 485 churches in Oakland, and one of 68 Baptist congregations in the city.

Described as a Transformational Preacher, Dynamic Leader and Ministry Trailblazer, Rev. Dr. Jacqueline A. Thompson is an inspiring example of what God can do with a life committed to the call.

Serving since 1919 · Services in Spanish

Oakland, CA, 94621

Website: https://www.allen-temple.org/

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

Ministries at Allen Temple Baptist Church

  • Congregational Care
  • Worship Arts and Media
  • Music Ministry

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The community around Allen Temple Baptist 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,400 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: 44.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 40.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 32.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.7%
  • Child Poverty: 32.6% (19.1–46.1%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.9%
  • Unemployment: 9.5% (4.6–14.4%)
  • Poverty Rate: 21.5% (12.7–30.3%)
  • Diabetes: 14.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Oakland city is served by 272 churches — about one congregation for every 1,609 residents.

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