Gospel Temple Baptist Church

Gospel Temple Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 460 Franklin St SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA in Grand Rapids, MI 49503. It is one of 428 churches in Grand Rapids, and one of 13 Baptist congregations in the city.

460 Franklin St SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503

Phone: (616) 245-2619 · Website: https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2015/03/pastor_remembered_after_nearly.html

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

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The community around Gospel Temple Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 84.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 41.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 35.6% (26.0–45.2%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 30.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.3%
  • Obesity: 44.0%
  • Social Isolation: 39.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.2%
  • Depression: 28.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.0%
  • Diabetes: 13.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.8% (7.1–20.4%)
  • Unemployment: 7.7% (1.6–13.9%)

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

Grand Rapids city is served by 313 churches — about one congregation for every 628 residents.

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