Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a African_methodist_episcopal church at 810 South Fant Street in Anderson, SC 29624. It is one of 216 churches in Anderson, and one of 2 African_methodist_episcopal congregations in the city.

810 South Fant Street, Anderson, SC, 29624

Website: https://www.amec7.com/

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

  • Child Poverty: 62.6% (44.4–80.8%)
  • Obesity: 49.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 45.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 35.7% (23.4–48.1%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 30.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.7%
  • Diabetes: 24.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.5% (12.0–29.0%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.1%
  • Unemployment: 8.6% (2.3–15.4%)
  • Depression: 25.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Anderson city is served by 48 churches — about one congregation for every 627 residents.

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