Evans Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

The community around Evans Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 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 children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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: 36.1%
• Child Poverty: 32.0% (13.4–50.7%)
• Food Insecurity: 24.2%
• Obesity: 37.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.8%
• Depression: 23.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.2%
• Poverty Rate: 20.3% (12.1–28.6%)
• Housing Insecurity: 19.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.2%
• Unemployment: 6.3% (1.5–11.1%)

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

Norwich city is served by 37 churches — about one congregation for every 1,082 residents.

Churches near Evans Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

• Norwich Roman Catholic — 0.2 mi away
• Cathedral of Saint Patrick — 0.2 mi away
• Eglise Evangelique Ps 23 — 0.3 mi away
• Église Évangelique Psaumes 23 — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• United Congregational Church — 0.3 mi away
• Central Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• National Spiritualist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Cornerstone City Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Mark Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away