Consolation Baptist Church

Consolation Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 2500 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA, 19146 in Philadelphia, PA 19146. It is one of 1,755 churches in Philadelphia, and one of 239 Baptist congregations in the city.

Bishop Gaines’ mission was to affect peace and harmony within the community.

Bishop Alden A. Gaines is the Pastor and Founder of Consolation Baptist Church; he accepted the calling of the ministry in 1965.

2500 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, Philadelphia, PA, 19146

Website: http://www.consolationhgbc.blogspot.com/

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

Ministries at Consolation Baptist Church

  • Anti-Drug Coalition
  • Women's Ministry

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The community around Consolation 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. About 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and about 1 in 5 describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.

  • Unemployment: 8.4% (4.1–12.8%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Philadelphia city is served by 1,051 churches — about one congregation for every 1,515 residents.

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