Gaines Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Gaines Chapel 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 nearly half 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: 77.5%
• Poverty Rate: 52.4%
• Food Insecurity: 43.9%
• Social Isolation: 43.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 24.5%
• Diabetes: 18.3%
• Unemployment: 16.6% (9.4–24.1%)
• Obesity: 42.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.3% (7.5–17.0%)

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 Gaines Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Bethlehem Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• Church of Faith in Christ, Inc. Non-Profit, 501c3 — 0.1 mi away
• Bolton Street Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in savannah, GA
• Mount Zion Baptist church — 0.2 mi away
• Connor's Temple Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Tremont Temple Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Thankful Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in savannah, GA
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Philip African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Smyrna Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away