Pilgrim African Methodist Episcopal Church

Pilgrim African Methodist Episcopal Church is a Methodist church at 612 17th Street Northeast in Washington, DC 20002. It is one of 867 churches in Washington, and one of 39 Methodist congregations in the city.

612 17th Street Northeast, Washington, DC, 20002

Service times

  • Sunday 10am

Website: https://www.pilgrimame.org/

Pilgrim African Methodist Episcopal Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Pilgrim African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 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 about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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: 49.1% (30.8–67.4%)
  • Poverty Rate: 32.7% (22.4–43.0%)
  • Unemployment: 26.9% (17.7–36.1%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 24.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.2%
  • Depression: 23.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 19.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 1 census tracts near this church.

Washington city is served by 535 churches — about one congregation for every 1,253 residents.

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