Greater Providence Missionary Baptist Church

Greater Providence Missionary Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1827 North Taylor Avenue in Saint Louis, MO 63113. It is one of 486 churches in Saint Louis, and one of 132 Baptist congregations in the city.

The vision of Greater Providence Baptist Church is to be a multigenerational community that seeks transformation by EDUCATING people with the Gospel, EMPOWERING people to live a life of worship, and ENHANCING the world by remaining on mission with God.

Serving since 1935

1827 North Taylor Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63113

Service times

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10am

Phone: (704) 532-6228 · Website: https://greaterprovidence.org/

Greater Providence Missionary Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,663 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Missouri — 71,417 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 Providence Missionary Baptist Church

  • Food pantry
  • Basketball League
  • Bible Study
  • Intercessory Prayer
  • Sunday School

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The community around Greater Providence Missionary Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 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 2,300 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: 46.7%
  • Child Poverty: 40.0% (25.5–61.1%)
  • Food Insecurity: 36.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.8% (20.7–42.9%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.0%
  • Diabetes: 24.1%
  • Social Isolation: 39.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.7% (8.6–22.7%)
  • Unemployment: 8.9% (2.0–16.7%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 8 census tracts near this church.

St. Louis city is served by 405 churches — about one congregation for every 735 residents.

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