Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a Episcopal church at 2498 Alabama Avenue Southeast in Washington, DC 20020. It is one of 867 churches in Washington, and one of 19 Episcopal congregations in the city.
We aspire to be an ever-growing family of Christ’s disciples who connect communities in faith for destiny.
Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Cathedral of Southeast, Washington, D.C. is a community of faith empowered by the Holy Spirit to give excellent witness of the transforming power of God in Jesus Christ for our families, our community, and our world.
2498 Alabama Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC, 20020Website: https://acamec.org/
Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is part of the Anglican and Episcopal family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal 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 more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 43.9%
- Food Insecurity: 39.8%
- Poverty Rate: 34.3% (20.2–48.4%)
- Housing Insecurity: 30.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.7%
- Unemployment: 22.6% (9.6–35.6%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 20.3%
- Diabetes: 15.8%
- Obesity: 37.4%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Washington city is served by 535 churches — about one congregation for every 1,253 residents.
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