Belmont A.M.E. Zion Church

Belmont A.M.E. Zion Church is a African_methodist_episcopal_zion church at 0;55 Illinois Street in Worcester, MA 01610. It is one of 203 churches in Worcester.

0;55 Illinois Street, Worcester, MA, 01610

Shares a ministry location with Holy Name of Jesus House of Studies.

Belmont A.M.E. Zion Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Belmont A.M.E. Zion 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 a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand 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.

  • Social Isolation: 40.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 37.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.3% (21.7–40.9%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.3%
  • Unemployment: 12.6% (5.9–19.2%)
  • Obesity: 40.3%
  • Child Poverty: 37.0% (19.7–54.3%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.2%
  • Depression: 25.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.2%
  • Diabetes: 14.4%

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

Worcester city is served by 71 churches — about one congregation for every 2,875 residents.

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