Greater Way MB Church
Greater Way MB Church is a Missionary Baptist church at 5442 W Harrison St in Chicago, IL 60644-5029. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago, and one of 35 Missionary Baptist congregations in the city.
Our church exists to worship God, draw the lost to Christ, develop disciples, encourage and empower believers, and exemplify love in all we say and do.
Welcome to The Greater Way Missionary Baptist Church, where our heart is to glorify God and serve His people under the leadership of Pastor Lance Ellis. We are a Christ-centered, Bible-based congregation committed to worship, discipleship, and service.
5442 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60644-5029Phone: (773) 379-4099 · Website: https://www.thegreaterway.org/
Greater Way MB Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,174 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Illinois — 71,417 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
Ministries at Greater Way MB Church
- Children's Ministry
- Women's Ministry
- Men's Ministry
- Ushers & Nurses
- Kitchen Committee
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The community around Greater Way MB Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.
- Food Insecurity: 45.4%
- Obesity: 45.3%
- Social Isolation: 41.2%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 35.2%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.9%
- Diabetes: 19.8%
- Unemployment: 16.6% (6.0–27.2%)
- Transportation Barriers: 21.1%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.6% (11.2–26.1%)
- Poverty Rate: 17.2% (4.3–30.2%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.0%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Greater Way MB Church
- Risen Valley Mission Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
- New Saint Matthews Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Mary Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Emmaus Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Bethel Apostolic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.3 mi away
- Gospel Enjoyment Ministries — 0.4 mi away
- Friendship Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Salem Baptist District Association — 0.4 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- New Saint Matthews Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Friendship Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Salem Baptist District Association — 0.4 mi away
- Soul Saving Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Bethlehem Unity Missionary Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away