Saint Philip Monumental African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Saint Philip Monumental African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third 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: 77.0%
• Poverty Rate: 42.9% (30.2–55.6%)
• Food Insecurity: 25.9%
• Social Isolation: 39.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.2%
• Depression: 23.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6%
• Unemployment: 7.3% (3.1–12.2%)

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

Savannah city is served by 217 churches — about one congregation for every 727 residents.

Churches near Saint Philip Monumental African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Tremont Temple Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Mount Zion Baptist church — 0.1 mi away
• First Mount Bethel Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Thankful Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in savannah, GA
• Bolton Street Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in savannah, GA
• People Helping People of Savannah — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Paul's Greek Orthodox Church — 0.2 mi away
• Connor's Temple Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Saint Peters Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away