Greater Joy Church of God in Christ
Greater Joy Church of God in Christ is a Church Of God In Christ church at 72 Walnut Ave in Newport News, VA 23607-6047. It is one of 233 churches in Newport News.
To reach out to the city and neighboring areas with the message of God's Kingdom, and to create a welcoming, non-judgmental environment for people to worship God with sincerity and honesty.
To offer compassionate support and guidance to the members, their families, and all who visit the Greater Joy Church of God in Christ.
72 Walnut Ave, Newport News, VA, 23607-6047Service times
- Sunday 9:30am · School-
Phone: +17572457195 · Website: https://greaterjoycogic.com/
Greater Joy Church of God in Christ is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 487 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Virginia — 17,437 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.
Ministries at Greater Joy Church of God in Christ
- Food Pantry
- Diaper Bank
- Women Prayer Breakfast
- Men Prayer Breakfast
- Sunday School
- Sunday Morning Worship
- Choir Rehearsal
- Bible Study
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The community around Greater Joy Church of God in Christ
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.
- Obesity: 51.2%
- Social Isolation: 40.1%
- Food Insecurity: 35.5%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 26.8%
- Diabetes: 22.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.4%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.6%
- Child Poverty: 30.5% (12.1–48.9%)
- Poverty Rate: 27.3% (17.8–36.8%)
- Transportation Barriers: 17.7%
- Unemployment: 10.3% (4.8–15.8%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Greater Joy Church of God in Christ
- First Church of God — 0.2 mi away
- HOPE Manifested Ministries — 0.3 mi away
- Calvary Seventh-Day Adventist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
- Church of the Lord Jesus — 0.4 mi away
- Ivy Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Messiah Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- True Deliverance Praise Ministry — 0.5 mi away
- Mountain Moving Faith Outreach Ministries — 0.5 mi away
- Wesley Grove United Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- Saint John Church of God in Christ — 0.7 mi away
- Triumph Pentecostal Church of Deliverance — 0.8 mi away
- Faith Outreach Church — 3.5 mi away in Hampton, VA
- Greater Discipleship Center — 3.7 mi away in Hampton, VA
- Faith Temple Church Of God In Christ — 3.8 mi away in Hampton, VA
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