Higher Ground Temple Church of God in Christ
Higher Ground Temple Church of God in Christ is a Church Of God In Christ church at 203 Vine Street in Camden, NJ 08102. It is one of 173 churches in Camden, and one of 2 Church Of God In Christ congregations in the city.
Souls are our Mission, Christ is our Message
Before we can get to the history of HIgher Ground Temple, we must know the history of our Pastor and Founder. Bishop Em Barron is the Sr. Pastor and the Founder of Higher Ground Temple COGIC. His ministry expands for almost 20 years.
203 Vine Street, Camden, NJ, 08102Service times
- Sunday 8am
Phone: (856) 831-9522 · Website: https://www.highergroundtemple.org/our-history
Higher Ground Temple Church of God in Christ is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 342 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across New Jersey — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.
Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.
Ministries at Higher Ground Temple Church of God in Christ
- Men's Ministry
- Women's Ministry
- Youth Ministry
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The community around Higher Ground Temple Church of God in Christ
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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of the people here live 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.
- Food Insecurity: 49.7%
- Poverty Rate: 43.2% (28.7–57.7%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 37.1%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 33.1%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.1%
- Transportation Barriers: 23.7%
- Diabetes: 20.5%
- Unemployment: 15.8% (5.8–25.8%)
- Obesity: 41.8%
- Social Isolation: 39.1%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.5%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Camden city is served by 139 churches — about one congregation for every 516 residents.
Churches near Higher Ground Temple Church of God in Christ
- New Life Covenant Church — 0.2 mi away
- Victory Temple Community Church — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia Pentecostal La Hermosa — 0.2 mi away
- Holy Name School — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia Tesalonica C.L.A. — 0.3 mi away
- Iglesia Apostolica Cristiana de Dios Inc. — 0.3 mi away
- Iglesia Nuevas De Gran Gozo — 0.3 mi away
- New Beginnings United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- State Street United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Lighthouse Church — 0.3 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- Iglesia Pentecostal La Hermosa — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia Pentecostal El Salmista — 0.5 mi away
- Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal MI Arca de Salvacion — 0.6 mi away
- Iglesia Pentecostal Fuente De Vida — 0.8 mi away
- Emmanuel United Pentecostal — 0.8 mi away