People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

The community around People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third 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 tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 31.0%
• Obesity: 40.3%
• Social Isolation: 37.9%
• Child Poverty: 30.7% (13.1–48.5%)
• Poverty Rate: 27.2% (15.7–38.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.1%
• Diabetes: 14.6%

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

Carteret borough is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 1,677 residents.

Churches near People's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

• Iglesia Cristiana Shalomir — 0 mi away
• The Tabernacle Pentecostal Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Calvary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Revival Center Church — 0.2 mi away
• Eternal God Christian Church - EGCC. — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Carteret Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Hungarian Reformed Church — 0.5 mi away