Saint Thomas African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Saint Thomas African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Social Isolation: 44.1%
• Food Insecurity: 33.4%
• Unemployment: 12.4% (7.3–17.5%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.6%
• Diabetes: 15.8%
• Obesity: 37.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.2%
• Poverty Rate: 19.0% (10.0–27.9%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.2% (7.8–20.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Saint Thomas African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Faith Community Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Savannah Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• Faith Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greater Grace Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Jerusalem Missionary Church — 0.3 mi away
• Butler Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Prayer Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Christ Memorial Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Life In The Word Kingdom Ministries — 0.4 mi away
• West Broad Street Seventh-Day Adventist Church — 0.4 mi away