Emmaus House Episcopal Chapel
Emmaus House Episcopal Chapel is a church at 993 Hank Aaron Dr SE in Atlanta, GA 30315-1703. It is one of 930 churches in Atlanta.
Emmaus House works to improve the economic and social well-being of the residents of Peoplestown and surrounding neighborhoods.
Emmaus House stands for justice and equity, rooted in faith and a deep respect for the dignity of every human being.
993 Hank Aaron Dr SE, Atlanta, GA, 30315-1703Phone: +14042231550 · Website: https://www.emmaushouseatlanta.org/chapel
Emmaus House Episcopal Chapel is part of the Anglican and Episcopal family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at Emmaus House Episcopal Chapel
- Food Pantry
- Educational Programs
- Case Management
- After-School Program
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The community around Emmaus House Episcopal Chapel
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.
- Child Poverty: 85.2%
- Poverty Rate: 49.1% (32.9–65.3%)
- Social Isolation: 42.0%
- Food Insecurity: 39.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 30.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 21.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.7%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.7% (9.4–25.9%)
- Diabetes: 16.3%
- Obesity: 39.6%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.6%
- Unemployment: 6.1% (1.0–11.2%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Emmaus House Episcopal Chapel
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- Fern Avenue Holiness Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mt.Nebo Bapist church — 0.3 mi away
- Buckhead Community Fellowship — 0.3 mi away
- Second Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- New Hampton Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Church and Kingdom of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Rize Community Church — 0.5 mi away
- New shield of faith — 0.5 mi away