Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

The community around Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, 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.

• Food Insecurity: 45.2%
• Social Isolation: 42.5%
• Poverty Rate: 41.9% (26.1–57.7%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.7%
• Diabetes: 23.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.1%
• Unemployment: 18.2% (5.2–32.7%)
• Obesity: 42.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.0% (6.9–21.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) is served by 184 churches — about one congregation for every 1,120 residents.

Churches near Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

• Second Shiloh Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Galilee Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Church of Sacred Heart — 0.2 mi away
• Faith Christian Church — 0.2 mi away in Augusta, GA
• House of the Lord Pentecostal Church — 0.2 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Crawford Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Trumpet in Zion Fellowship Church — 0.3 mi away
• Peoples Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Jordan Grove Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Tremont Temple Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away