Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,200 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: 59.9% (42.2–77.6%)
• Social Isolation: 44.4%
• Poverty Rate: 43.3% (30.2–56.3%)
• Food Insecurity: 40.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.7%
• Unemployment: 13.0% (4.4–21.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 21.4%
• Diabetes: 16.6%
• Obesity: 39.0%
• Depression: 23.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Sacramento city is served by 204 churches — about one congregation for every 2,539 residents.

Churches near Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Fredonia Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• More Life Worship Center — 0.1 mi away
• Fellowship Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Good Samaritan Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• True Holiness Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Capital City Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Church of God Pentecostal — 0.3 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Mount Hermon Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away