Higher Learning Ministries

Higher Learning Ministries is a church at 1209 Upper Appomattox St in Petersburg, VA 23803-2903. It is one of 124 churches in Petersburg.

The vision of Higher Learning Ministries began January 1, 2000 while Dr. Samuel Wright, Jr. was in prayer during watch night service when God called him to Pastor.

Serving since 2000

1209 Upper Appomattox St, Petersburg, VA, 23803-2903

Phone: +18045185692 · Website: https://www.higherlearningministries.com/

Shares a ministry location with Morning Star Baptist Church.

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The community around Higher Learning Ministries

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 45.6%
  • Social Isolation: 41.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 31.1%
  • Unemployment: 17.6% (6.8–28.5%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 24.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.5%
  • Diabetes: 16.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.4% (11.8–31.0%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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