Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, 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 the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 56.2% (41.8–77.0%)
• Obesity: 48.2%
• Food Insecurity: 35.2%
• Poverty Rate: 34.2% (22.7–45.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.3%
• Diabetes: 19.0%
• Social Isolation: 37.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.3%
• Depression: 24.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

North Little Rock city is served by 116 churches — about one congregation for every 501 residents.

Churches near Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Mount Sinai Christian Church — 0.1 mi away
• Calvary Temple Church — 0.2 mi away
• Shiloh Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Eighth Street Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Independence Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• United Prayer Deliverance Center — 0.3 mi away
• New Horizon Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Augustine Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away