Greater Morning Star Baptist Church

Greater Morning Star Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1002 Mavis Dr in Baton Rouge, LA 70810-0707. It is one of 572 churches in Baton Rouge, and one of 163 Baptist congregations in the city.

1002 Mavis Dr, Baton Rouge, LA, 70810-0707

Service times

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2021 AT 11:00 A.M (as listed)

Phone: (225) 766-1510 · Website: https://www.gmsbc.net/

Greater Morning Star Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,378 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Louisiana — 71,419 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 Morning Star Baptist Church

  • Men's and Boy's Ministry
  • Mission and Outreach Ministry
  • Youth Ministry
  • Young Women's Ministry
  • Deacon Ministry
  • Deaconess Ministry
  • Seasoned Saints Ministry
  • Music Ministry
  • Drama & Play Ministry
  • Dance Ministry
  • Usher Ministry
  • Pastor's Aid Ministry

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Upcoming events at Greater Morning Star Baptist Church

  • Sat, Sep 26 · 9 AM: Sunday School Ministry Meeting
  • Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM: Seasoned Saints Ministry Meeting
  • Sat, Sep 26 · 10 AM: Young Women's Ministry Meeting — via Zoom
  • Sun, Sep 27 · All day: Observance of The Lord's Supper — via Facebook Live at Greater Morning Star BC

From Greater Morning Star Baptist Church's public calendar (https://www.gmsbc.net/). Times are the church's local time.

The community around Greater Morning Star Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 36.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 34.2% (20.9–47.5%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.4%
  • Obesity: 40.5%
  • Social Isolation: 38.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.5%
  • Depression: 28.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.0%
  • Unemployment: 8.0% (2.1–13.9%)
  • Child Poverty: 26.4% (7.1–46.0%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.4%
  • Diabetes: 13.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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