Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a Methodist church at 1437 Fats Domino Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70117 in New Orleans, LA 70117. It is one of 816 churches in New Orleans, and one of 43 Methodist congregations in the city.
We strive to fulfill Jesus’ mandate to “go into all the world and preach the gospel” (Mark 16:15).
Bethel AME Church has served the Historic Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans for over 100 years.
1437 Fats Domino Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70117, New Orleans, LA, 70117Website: http://ame-church.com/
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Bethel 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third have no one they feel they can count on. 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: 43.5%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.5%
- Food Insecurity: 37.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 28.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.0%
- Diabetes: 19.2%
- Obesity: 40.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.0%
- Poverty Rate: 26.9% (14.7–39.2%)
- Transportation Barriers: 18.6%
- Unemployment: 10.8% (4.2–17.7%)
- Depression: 26.1%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.9% (4.2–23.7%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.
New Orleans city is served by 579 churches — about one congregation for every 657 residents.
Churches near Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Third Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
- Light of Jesus Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
- Greater Beulah Land Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Central Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mount Nebo Bible Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- New Philippians Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint David Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.3 mi away
- Mount Pleasant Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away