True Gospel Baptist Church
True Gospel Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 845;849 29th Street in Oakland, CA 94608. It is one of 485 churches in Oakland, and one of 68 Baptist congregations in the city.
845;849 29th Street, Oakland, CA, 94608True Gospel Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around True Gospel Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 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 nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 41.1%
- Food Insecurity: 26.9%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.3%
- Poverty Rate: 29.3% (20.7–38.0%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.7%
- Housing Insecurity: 22.3%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.0%
- Unemployment: 9.3% (3.7–14.9%)
- Depression: 23.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.8%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Oakland city is served by 272 churches — about one congregation for every 1,609 residents.
Churches near True Gospel Baptist Church
- Saint Marks Greater Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- West Street Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Miraculous Word Christian Center — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Golden Gate Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Andrews Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Debre Meheret Kidus Michael Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church — 0.2 mi away
- Apostolic Bible Way Church — 0.3 mi away
- Solid Rock Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Matthew Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away