Shrine of St. Francis Xavier & Our Lady of Guadalupe
Shrine of St. Francis Xavier & Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic church at 250 Brown Street Southeast in Grand Rapids, MI 49507. It is one of 420 churches in Grand Rapids, and one of 3 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
Services in Spanish
250 Brown Street Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI, 49507Service times
- Tuesday 6pm–8pm
Phone: (616) 241-2485 · Website: http://sfxolg.org/
Shrine of St. Francis Xavier & Our Lady of Guadalupe is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 748 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Michigan — 18,926 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
Ministries at Shrine of St. Francis Xavier & Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Faith Formation
- Liturgical Ministry
- Eucharistic Ministry
- Altar Servers
- Youth Ministry
- Young Adults Ministry - Totus Tuus
- Finance Council
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The community around Shrine of St. Francis Xavier & Our Lady of Guadalupe
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 adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.
- Obesity: 45.4%
- Food Insecurity: 36.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 27.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.0%
- Social Isolation: 38.5%
- Child Poverty: 34.5% (15.3–53.7%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.8%
- Depression: 27.2%
- Poverty Rate: 26.9% (14.9–38.9%)
- Transportation Barriers: 18.3%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.2%
- Diabetes: 15.4%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Grand Rapids city is served by 313 churches — about one congregation for every 628 residents.
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- Deliverance Outreach Ministries — 0.2 mi away
- Davis Memorial Church of God — 0.2 mi away
- Korean Grace Christian Reformed — 0.3 mi away
- New Community Church South — 0.3 mi away
- Nehemiah Church — 0.3 mi away
- Take Hold Ecclesia — 0.3 mi away
- Check-In Dry Run — South — 0.3 mi away
- Community Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Light of the World Church — 0.3 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
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- Good Shepherd Church — 1.3 mi away
- Holy Name of Jesus Parish — 1.7 mi away in Wyoming, MI
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids — 1.7 mi away