Church of the Messiah

Church of the Messiah is a Catholic church at 198 Herman Street in Philadelphia, PA 19144. It is one of 1,755 churches in Philadelphia, and one of 22 Catholic congregations in the city.

198 Herman Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19144

Website: https://www.messiahanglican.org/

Church of the Messiah is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,113 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Pennsylvania — 19,012 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

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The community around Church of the Messiah

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. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. 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.

  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.8%
  • Diabetes: 20.5%
  • Unemployment: 18.7% (6.2–31.2%)
  • Obesity: 42.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.9% (15.1–36.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2022, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Philadelphia city is served by 1,051 churches — about one congregation for every 1,515 residents.

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