Smith Grove A.M.E. Zion Church

Smith Grove A.M.E. Zion Church is a church in Columbus, GA 31907. It is one of 325 churches in Columbus.

Smith Grove A.M.E. Zion Church is a member of the Opelika District under Rev. Dr. Stephen Faulk of the Alabama Conference in the Alabama/ Florida Episcopal District under the leadership of the Right Reverend Bishop Dwayne A. Walker of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.

Part of Opelika District

Columbus, GA, 31907

Ministries at Smith Grove A.M.E. Zion Church

  • Community Outreach
  • Food Support
  • Clothing Giveaway

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The community around Smith Grove A.M.E. Zion Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 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 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.

  • Obesity: 46.1%
  • Social Isolation: 41.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 31.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.4%
  • Diabetes: 18.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.6% (13.7–23.6%)
  • Unemployment: 11.4% (5.8–16.9%)
  • Child Poverty: 28.9% (12.6–45.2%)
  • Poverty Rate: 21.7% (13.3–30.0%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.0%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%

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

Columbus city is served by 66 churches — about one congregation for every 3,099 residents.

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