Grants Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Grants Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of adults live with obesity. 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.

• Child Poverty: 84.0%
• Obesity: 56.1%
• Poverty Rate: 48.4% (34.0–62.8%)
• Food Insecurity: 47.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 43.4%
• Social Isolation: 41.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.4%
• Diabetes: 27.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.0% (11.5–28.6%)
• Unemployment: 19.9% (7.2–32.6%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.5%
• Depression: 23.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Gadsden city is served by 121 churches — about one congregation for every 258 residents.

Churches near Grants Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Saint John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Fellowship Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Morning Star Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Union Street Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Handy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Martin Deporres Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
• Shiloh Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Apostolic House of Prayer Church — 0.4 mi away
• Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Henry Street Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away