Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 47.7%
• Food Insecurity: 34.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.0%
• Poverty Rate: 30.7% (21.5–39.9%)
• Diabetes: 21.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.5%
• Unemployment: 14.5% (7.1–22.0%)
• Social Isolation: 35.2%
• Child Poverty: 32.5% (17.3–47.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 24.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.5%
• Depression: 23.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.2% (5.9–16.4%)

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

Union city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 249 residents.

Churches near Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Saint Paul Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Grace United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Baptist Church of Union — 0.3 mi away
• Episcopal Church of the Nativity — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Augustine Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Tabernacle Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Church of God — 0.6 mi away
• Corinth Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away