Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church

Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is a Episcopal church at 2400 Chestnut Street in Portsmouth, VA 23704. It is one of 214 churches in Portsmouth, and one of 7 Episcopal congregations in the city.

2400 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, VA, 23704

Saint Paul 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 Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

  • Obesity: 48.9%
  • Social Isolation: 42.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 40.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 30.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.6%
  • Diabetes: 23.2%
  • Unemployment: 14.1% (3.1–25.1%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.2% (12.6–37.7%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.1%

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

Portsmouth city is served by 119 churches — about one congregation for every 818 residents.

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