Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church

The community around Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. 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: 45.1% (29.7–60.7%)
• Poverty Rate: 28.5% (20.2–36.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.6%
• Diabetes: 15.6%
• Obesity: 36.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.6%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.8% (6.0–17.5%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church

• Sampson City Church of God — 0 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Madison Street Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• Bradford Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• First Christian Church — 1.1 mi away
• Bible Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
• Victory Chapel — 1.1 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 1.2 mi away
• Foundation Church of Starke — 1.2 mi away