Word in Action International Ministries
Word in Action International Ministries is a church at 1539 WEST COURTLAND STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19140 in Philadelphia, PA 19140. It is one of 1,755 churches in Philadelphia.
With an array of outreach programs, community events and services catering to the Christian faith, we seek to transform the world into a holier, more peaceful place to live.
Welcome to THE WORD IN ACTION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES, INC., a thriving, welcoming CHRISTIAN CHURCH community in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
1539 WEST COURTLAND STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, 19140Website: http://www.thewordinaction.comcastbiz.net/
Shares a ministry location with Maranatha Evangelical Church.
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The community around Word in Action International Ministries
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,200 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.
- Child Poverty: 84.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.7%
- Poverty Rate: 30.3% (18.2–42.5%)
- Diabetes: 21.1%
- Obesity: 43.4%
- Unemployment: 8.8% (2.8–15.0%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 4 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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