Sampey African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Sampey African Methodist Episcopal Church

It takes 4.1 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.3%
• Food Insecurity: 27.4%
• Obesity: 43.2%
• Social Isolation: 36.0%
• Diabetes: 17.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.6%
• Depression: 25.6%
• Child Poverty: 24.4% (13.2–35.5%)
• Poverty Rate: 21.4% (14.5–28.4%)
• Housing Insecurity: 18.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.4%
• Unemployment: 7.7% (0.3–15.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Sampey African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Mount Sinai Baptist Church — 1.8 mi away
• Unity and Charity Church — 2.1 mi away
• Excel Church — 2.8 mi away in Monroeville, AL
• Zion Rest Church — 3.8 mi away in Frisco City, AL
• Coleman Church — 3.8 mi away in Frisco City, AL
• Excel Assembly Of God Church — 4 mi away in Monroeville, AL
• Oak Grove Church — 4 mi away in Frisco City, AL
• Excel Baptist Church — 4.1 mi away in Excel, AL
• Excel United Methodist Church — 4.2 mi away in Monroeville, AL
• Woodlawn Church — 4.8 mi away in Monroeville, AL