Greater Progressive Baptist Church

Greater Progressive Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 2215 John Street in Fort Wayne, IN 46803. It is one of 350 churches in Fort Wayne, and one of 9 Baptist congregations in the city.

2215 John Street, Fort Wayne, IN, 46803

Website: http://www.greaterprogressive.org/

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

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The community around Greater Progressive Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 54.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 50.8%
  • Child Poverty: 47.7% (29.5–65.9%)
  • Social Isolation: 40.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 39.9% (27.0–52.7%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 36.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 32.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 26.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.3% (13.4–33.2%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.6%
  • Diabetes: 19.9%
  • Unemployment: 16.8% (8.7–25.2%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.8%
  • Depression: 28.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Fort Wayne city is served by 114 churches — about one congregation for every 2,089 residents.

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