Historical First African Church

The community around Historical First African Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,100 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.

• Social Isolation: 40.0%
• Poverty Rate: 32.1% (23.4–40.8%)
• Food Insecurity: 23.3%
• Unemployment: 9.4% (4.5–14.3%)
• Obesity: 39.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 17.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.0% (8.9–19.1%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 8 census tracts near this church.

Statesboro city is served by 28 churches — about one congregation for every 595 residents.

Churches near Historical First African Church

• Elm Street Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• Brannens Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Calvary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Encounter Church Statesboro — 0.2 mi away
• Tabernacle Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• True Born Church of Christ Deliverance Center — 0.3 mi away
• Statesboro First United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• The Gathering Place Ministries — 0.4 mi away
• Stevens Temple Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away