Murphy Community African Methodist Episcopal Church

Ministries at Murphy Community African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Food bank
• Community resource group

The community around Murphy Community African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half 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.

• Child Poverty: 49.0% (31.7–66.2%)
• Food Insecurity: 45.5%
• Poverty Rate: 39.3% (28.3–50.3%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 28.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.1% (14.0–28.2%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.0%
• Obesity: 41.3%
• Social Isolation: 37.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.3%
• Diabetes: 16.5%
• Unemployment: 7.0% (2.7–11.3%)

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

Phoenix city is served by 448 churches — about one congregation for every 3,544 residents.

Churches near Murphy Community African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Calvary Chapel Central — 0.2 mi away
• Ambassador Heights Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Living Water of the Valley Church — 0.3 mi away
• Evening Light Fellowship — 0.3 mi away
• Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude — 0.4 mi away
• Queen of the Holy Rosary Church — 0.5 mi away
• Love Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Black Canyon Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
• Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Bethel Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away