True Light Baptist Church

True Light Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 900 Thomas St SE in Grand Rapids, MI 49506. It is one of 428 churches in Grand Rapids, and one of 13 Baptist congregations in the city.

We are a family of believers Sharing Christ, Showing Compassion and Serving the Community with the power of the Holy Spirit.

Serving since 1922

900 Thomas St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506

Phone: (616) 247-8072 · Website: https://truelightgr.org/

True Light Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at True Light Baptist Church

  • Bridge Building Ministry

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The community around True Light 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the children here are growing up 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.

  • Obesity: 46.3%
  • Child Poverty: 41.5% (26.2–56.9%)
  • Food Insecurity: 38.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.6%
  • Social Isolation: 39.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.0% (20.0–38.1%)
  • Depression: 28.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.8%
  • Diabetes: 15.2%
  • Unemployment: 9.5% (4.5–14.6%)

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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