Debre Selam Medhanie Alem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church

Debre Selam Medhanie Alem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is a church at 1780 Knapp Street Northeast, Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids, MI 49505. It is one of 428 churches in Grand Rapids.

Medhanie Alem Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a part of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Diocese of North America.

Part of Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Diocese

1780 Knapp Street Northeast, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI, 49505

Website: https://www.medhaniealemgr.org/

Debre Selam Medhanie Alem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Debre Selam Medhanie Alem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo 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. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. 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.

  • Social Isolation: 32.2%
  • Depression: 27.8%
  • Obesity: 36.3%
  • Child Poverty: 23.5% (9.2–38.3%)
  • Poverty Rate: 19.7% (12.2–27.2%)
  • Food Insecurity: 15.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Grand Rapids city is served by 313 churches — about one congregation for every 628 residents.

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