Ezion-Mount Carmel United Methodist Church

The community around Ezion-Mount Carmel United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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: 93.9%
• Obesity: 45.7%
• Food Insecurity: 37.0%
• Poverty Rate: 31.3% (19.1–43.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.7%
• Diabetes: 18.2%
• Unemployment: 12.3% (3.6–21.1%)
• Social Isolation: 37.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Wilmington city is served by 35 churches — about one congregation for every 2,029 residents.

Churches near Ezion-Mount Carmel United Methodist Church

• Bethel AME Church — 0.1 mi away
• Central Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Zion Miracle Station Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church — 0.2 mi away
• All Nations Family Church — 0.3 mi away
• The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew — 0.3 mi away
• Miracle Tabernacle Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Tabernacle Church of God — 0.3 mi away
• First and Central Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away