Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a church at 200 South 6th Street in Richmond, IN 47374. It is one of 74 churches in Richmond.

Founded in 1836, Bethel A.M.E. in Richmond is the oldest still-active Black church in Indiana and a pillar in the Richmond community.

Serving since 1836

200 South 6th Street, Richmond, IN, 47374

Website: https://www.bethelamerichmond.org/

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 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 a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 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.

  • Poverty Rate: 32.1% (21.3–43.0%)
  • Obesity: 41.5%
  • Social Isolation: 34.6%
  • Depression: 28.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 23.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.2% (8.1–26.3%)
  • Diabetes: 15.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Richmond city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 1,742 residents.

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