Saint Philip African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Saint Philip African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of 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 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.

• Child Poverty: 57.0%
• Poverty Rate: 38.1% (25.3–50.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 27.7%
• Social Isolation: 40.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.0%
• Unemployment: 8.5% (4.6–13.3%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%
• Diabetes: 13.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.3% (6.2–16.3%)

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

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

Churches near Saint Philip African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Morning Glory Temple of Deliverance — 0.1 mi away
• Connor's Temple Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Saint Peters Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Thankful Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in savannah, GA
• Bolton Street Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in savannah, GA
• Tabernacle Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First New Light Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Union Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Zion Baptist church — 0.2 mi away
• Improving Lives Church — 0.3 mi away