Greater Bethel Baptist Church

Greater Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 404 South Arlington Street in Akron, OH 44306. It is one of 416 churches in Akron, and one of 53 Baptist congregations in the city.

The purpose of this local congregation is to give visible form to that faith and fellowship to which God has called his people.

404 South Arlington Street, Akron, OH, 44306

Phone: +13307240718 · Website: http://greaterbethelchurch.com/

Greater Bethel Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Greater Bethel 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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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: 53.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 44.9%
  • Social Isolation: 40.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 38.4% (25.5–51.3%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 33.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.3%
  • Diabetes: 23.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 22.4%
  • Unemployment: 16.2% (6.3–26.1%)
  • Child Poverty: 31.4% (15.4–48.9%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.1%
  • Depression: 26.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.8% (4.8–18.7%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Akron city is served by 251 churches — about one congregation for every 762 residents.

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