Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 48.9%
• Child Poverty: 48.2% (32.0–64.3%)
• Food Insecurity: 35.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.4%
• Diabetes: 20.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.3%
• Social Isolation: 39.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.1%
• Poverty Rate: 26.3% (16.8–35.8%)
• Housing Insecurity: 24.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.9% (8.1–23.6%)
• Depression: 23.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Eufaula city is served by 34 churches — about one congregation for every 249 residents.

Churches near Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of the First Born of the Living God — 0.3 mi away
• Emanuel Holiness Church — 0.3 mi away
• Parkview Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Advance Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• Solid Rock Deliverance Center — 0.4 mi away
• First Freewill Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Browns Cathedral Church of God in Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Washington Street United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• New Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away