The Church of the Living God
The Church of the Living God is a Church Of God church at 1600 Maupin Avenue in Alton, IL 62002. It is one of 71 churches in Alton.
The mission of the Church of God is to communicate the full gospel of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19, 20) in the Spirit and power of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4, 6, 13-18) (71st A., 2006, p. 44).
Serving since 1886 · Services in Spanish
1600 Maupin Avenue, Alton, IL, 62002Service times
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8am
Phone: (618) 465-4922 · Website: https://www.churchofgod.org/
The Church of the Living God is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 688 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Illinois — 16,682 across the United States on The Church Map.
Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.
Ministries at The Church of the Living God
- World Evangelization
- Church Planting
- Leadership Development
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The community around The Church of the Living God
Within about a mile of this church, 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 about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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: 49.3%
- Food Insecurity: 32.8%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.1%
- Poverty Rate: 31.0% (17.7–44.4%)
- Diabetes: 18.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.1%
- Social Isolation: 37.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 24.4%
- Unemployment: 11.1% (2.1–20.0%)
- Transportation Barriers: 15.8%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Alton city is served by 41 churches — about one congregation for every 640 residents.
Churches near The Church of the Living God
- Open Door Fellowship — 0.1 mi away
- City On The Hill Ministries - Alton — 0.2 mi away
- Relevant Church-STL — 0.2 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Millennium Temple — 0.3 mi away
- Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
- Webster Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- New Heart Ministries — 0.4 mi away
- St Paul M.B. Church of Alton — 0.5 mi away
- The Bridge — 0.6 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- Webster Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Greater Life Church — 1.6 mi away
- 2nd Chances Community Church — 2.8 mi away in Godfrey, IL
- First Assembly of God — 3.3 mi away in East Alton, IL
- The Block Church — 4.9 mi away in East Alton, IL