Greater Way Ministries
Greater Way Ministries is a Church Of God In Christ church at 302 E Kensington Ave in Chicago, IL 60628-5608. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago, and one of 17 Church Of God In Christ congregations in the city.
Our mission is to build disciples, strengthen generations, and shine the light of Jesus Christ in every place God sends us.
Welcome to Greater Way Ministries COGIC, a vibrant, Spirit-filled church rooted in the heart of Chicago’s South Side.
302 E Kensington Ave, Chicago, IL, 60628-5608Service times
- Wednesday 7pm · via Zoom
Phone: (773) 922-2145 · Website: https://gwministries.org/
Greater Way Ministries 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.
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The community around Greater Way Ministries
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 62.1%
- Food Insecurity: 49.9%
- Social Isolation: 40.5%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.7%
- Housing Insecurity: 37.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 23.7%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 23.2%
- Diabetes: 21.7%
- Unemployment: 21.2% (12.6–29.8%)
- Obesity: 44.9%
- Poverty Rate: 28.8% (16.1–41.4%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Greater Way Ministries
- Saint Anthony Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Peters Spiritual Church of Faith — 0.1 mi away
- St. John Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Greater Emmanuel MBC — 0.1 mi away
- United Bibleway Community Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Evangelism Outreach Ministries Full Gospel Pentecostal Church — 0.1 mi away
- Paradise Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Emmanuel Temple Evangelistic — 0.2 mi away
- Old Land Mark Church — 0.2 mi away
- Refreshing Springs Congregational Church — 0.2 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- Evangelism Outreach Ministries Full Gospel Pentecostal Church — 0.1 mi away
- Paradise Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Pilgrim Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Reeds Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.4 mi away
- House of Inspiration Church of God in Christ — 0.4 mi away