Greater Faith Baptist Church
Greater Faith Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 203 Dorchester St in Orangeburg, SC 29115-5605. It is one of 142 churches in Orangeburg, and one of 32 Baptist congregations in the city.
The Greater Faith Baptist Church (GFBC) was organized and founded on September 8, 1975 at the home of Deacon and Mrs. Jerry Johnson. The plan of operation for GFBC was, and continues to be, “To teach and obey the Word of the Lord as our only basis for our faith and practice.” We are a Bible-centered ministry that helps its members stand on the Word of God.
Serving since 1975
203 Dorchester St, Orangeburg, SC, 29115-5605Service times
- Sunday 9:30am · School
Phone: (803) 536-5258 · Website: https://www.greaterfaithbaptist.com/
Greater Faith Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 3,009 congregations of the Baptist family gather across South Carolina — 71,419 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
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Latest from Greater Faith Baptist Church's YouTube channel: 1st Pastoral Anniversary Service (all videos).
The community around Greater Faith Baptist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.
- Social Isolation: 43.2%
- Food Insecurity: 33.1%
- Unemployment: 19.6% (10.2–29.0%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.8%
- Housing Insecurity: 23.4%
- Transportation Barriers: 18.7%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.2% (8.5–25.9%)
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.6%
- Obesity: 36.3%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.0%
- Poverty Rate: 20.8% (10.8–30.9%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Greater Faith Baptist Church
- Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Old Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Greater Miracle Temple Church — 0.5 mi away
- The Salvation Army Orangeburg — 0.5 mi away
- Saint Pauls Episcopal Church — 0.6 mi away
- Saint Luke Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
- Church of God — 0.6 mi away
- Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.7 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Old Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- New Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
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