Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church

The community around Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 7 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 75.0%
• Food Insecurity: 53.8%
• Obesity: 52.4%
• Poverty Rate: 50.4% (37.7–63.2%)
• Social Isolation: 44.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 36.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 30.8%
• Diabetes: 27.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 26.4%
• Unemployment: 12.6% (2.5–22.8%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.2% (8.2–18.2%)

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

Churches near Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church

• Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Twentyfirst Street Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Zion Hill Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• South Highland Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Visionary Ministry Church — 0.5 mi away
• Little True Vine Primitive Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• First United Methodist Church of Bessemer — 0.6 mi away
• Brickyard Hills Church of God — 0.6 mi away