Greater Bethelehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church

Greater Bethelehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church is a Lutheran church in Jackson, MS 39203. It is one of 479 churches in Jackson, and one of 2 Lutheran congregations in the city.

Our vision at Greater Bethlehem Temple is clear: to transform individuals into missionaries for Christ.

Serving since 1954

Jackson, MS, 39203

Service times

  • Sunday 6pm

Phone: (601) 354-2599 · Website: http://www.gbtchurch.org/

Greater Bethelehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story. 34 congregations of the Lutheran family gather across Mississippi — 15,755 across the United States on The Church Map.

Lutherans put the gospel back into ordinary hands — Scripture in the language people actually spoke, and hymns the congregation itself was allowed to sing. That the church is saved by grace through faith, and that the whole assembly sings, are now the inheritance of nearly every Protestant church in America.

Ministries at Greater Bethelehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church

  • Distinct Ministries

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The community around Greater Bethelehem Temple Apostolic Faith 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 half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

  • Child Poverty: 61.7% (41.9–81.5%)
  • Obesity: 47.9%
  • Social Isolation: 41.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 39.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 37.5% (24.2–50.8%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.3%
  • Diabetes: 20.2%
  • Unemployment: 12.6% (5.1–20.0%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.7% (12.6–24.9%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9% (10.8–18.0%)

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

Jackson city is served by 237 churches — about one congregation for every 627 residents.

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