Grant Chapel AME Church

Grant Chapel AME Church is a African_methodist_episcopal church at 261 Mercer Street in Trenton, NJ 08608. It is one of 224 churches in Trenton, and one of 2 African_methodist_episcopal congregations in the city.

We believe through God’s transforming power, individuals and families alike, can be restored, transformed, healed, and reach new heights.

261 Mercer Street, Trenton, NJ, 08608

Grant Chapel AME Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Grant Chapel AME 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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 36.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.3% (12.3–30.3%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.4%
  • Social Isolation: 36.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 24.4% (12.9–36.0%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
  • Diabetes: 16.1%
  • Unemployment: 8.7% (1.7–15.9%)

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

Trenton city is served by 155 churches — about one congregation for every 581 residents.

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