Open Door Mission True Light
Open Door Mission True Light is a church in Philadelphia, PA 19139. It is one of 1,763 churches in Philadelphia.
The Open Door Mission True Light Church started as a Sunday School in the inner city of North Philadelphia in 1966 under the leadership of the late Rev. James L. Ballard, Sr.
Philadelphia, PA, 19139Find Open Door Mission True Light on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
The community around Open Door Mission True Light
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand 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.
- Poverty Rate: 42.3% (27.9–56.8%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.8%
- Diabetes: 19.7%
- Unemployment: 17.8% (7.1–28.6%)
- Obesity: 43.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Philadelphia city is served by 1,051 churches — about one congregation for every 1,515 residents.
Churches near Open Door Mission True Light
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- Emmanuels House of Worship — 0.1 mi away
- New Life in Christ Mission — 0.1 mi away
- True Holiness Temple — 0.1 mi away
- Embracing Ministrie — 0.2 mi away
- Killingsworth Temple — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Philips Church — 0.2 mi away
- United Gaspel Crusade's Conference Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Christian Church of Latter Rain — 0.2 mi away
- St. Philip's Lutheran Parish Hall — 0.2 mi away