Coopers African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

The community around Coopers African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, 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 nearly a quarter 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.

• Social Isolation: 42.5%
• Food Insecurity: 26.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.4%
• Poverty Rate: 22.6% (12.6–32.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 21.9%
• Unemployment: 10.7% (4.5–17.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.5%
• Diabetes: 13.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.6%

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

Oakland city is served by 272 churches — about one congregation for every 1,609 residents.

Churches near Coopers African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

• Antioch Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Mingleton Temple — 0.2 mi away
• Iglesia Puerta del Cielo — 0.2 mi away in Richmond, CA
• Bethlehem Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• West Oakland Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Greater Saint Johns Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• True Vine Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.3 mi away
• Emanuel Church of Christ Holiness — 0.3 mi away
• Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away