B.M. Oakley Memorial Temple
B.M. Oakley Memorial Temple is a Church Of God In Christ church at 1535 N 7th St in Philadelphia, PA 19122-3604. It is one of 1,755 churches in Philadelphia, and one of 9 Church Of God In Christ congregations in the city.
Pastor Maria Gardner Thomas was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She was saved at the young age of 10 years old. While in high school she was called to minister God's word.
1535 N 7th St, Philadelphia, PA, 19122-3604Phone: (215) 769-5777 · Website: http://mgm.faithweb.com
B.M. Oakley Memorial Temple is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 597 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Pennsylvania — 16,683 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.
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The community around B.M. Oakley Memorial Temple
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. About 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.2%
- Unemployment: 9.3% (3.3–15.3%)
- Depression: 25.1%
- Poverty Rate: 21.2% (10.8–31.6%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2022, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
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- Bethel Evangelistic Church — 0.4 mi away
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