Greater Jerusalem Baptist Church
Greater Jerusalem Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 2377 Pitkin Ave in Brooklyn, NY 11207-3823. It is one of 361 churches in Brooklyn, and one of 26 Baptist congregations in the city.
Our MissionTo glorify God through worship, discipleship, fellowship, evangelism, and community service while leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Greater Jerusalem Baptist Church was organized and established in September 1973 under the leadership of Rev. William H. Folks.
Serving since 1973
2377 Pitkin Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11207-3823Service times
- Sunday 10am · School
Phone: (718) 235-5225 · Website: https://greaterjerusalem.org/
Greater Jerusalem Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,462 congregations of the Baptist family gather across New York — 71,352 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 Jerusalem Baptist Church
- Community Service
- Worship
- Teaching
- Evangelism
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Latest from Greater Jerusalem Baptist Church's YouTube channel: October 25, 2026 (all videos).
The community around Greater Jerusalem 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 3,600 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.
- Social Isolation: 41.0%
- Food Insecurity: 38.1%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 31.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 17.6%
- Poverty Rate: 19.5% (8.9–30.0%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.6%
- Diabetes: 13.6%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
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