Bethesda Baptist Church Parsonage

The community around Bethesda Baptist Church Parsonage

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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, 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.

• Obesity: 48.8%
• Food Insecurity: 25.7%
• Unemployment: 14.8% (7.7–21.9%)
• Social Isolation: 35.2%
• Depression: 27.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.1%
• Child Poverty: 28.4% (14.0–42.7%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.2%
• Poverty Rate: 20.2% (12.3–28.0%)
• Housing Insecurity: 19.9%
• Diabetes: 14.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Muskegon city is served by 64 churches — about one congregation for every 603 residents.

Churches near Bethesda Baptist Church Parsonage

• Ambassadors Church — 0.1 mi away
• True Way Christina Ministry — 0.2 mi away
• Evanston Avenue Church — 0.3 mi away
• Rivers Of Living Water Church — 0.3 mi away in Muskegon charter township, MI
• United Church of God — 0.4 mi away in Muskegon charter township, MI
• First Wesleyan Church — 0.4 mi away
• Heaven's Gate Church — 0.4 mi away
• Crestwood United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Upper Room Church Ministries — 0.6 mi away in Muskegon charter township, MI
• Office - TSA Muskegon — 0.6 mi away in Muskegon charter township, MI