Greater Bethel AME Church

The community around Greater Bethel AME Church

Within about a mile of this church, 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 about a third 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.

• Social Isolation: 40.9%
• Poverty Rate: 35.6% (26.6–44.5%)
• Food Insecurity: 26.2%
• Obesity: 40.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.8% (10.4–21.3%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.2%
• Unemployment: 11.1% (5.7–16.6%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Statesboro city is served by 28 churches — about one congregation for every 595 residents.

Churches near Greater Bethel AME Church

• Agape Worship Center — 0.2 mi away
• True Born Church of Christ Deliverance Center — 0.2 mi away
• Tabernacle Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Newsandridge Apostolic Worship Center — 0.3 mi away
• Calvary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• LifeWay Church of God — 0.3 mi away
• First African Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Historical First African Church — 0.4 mi away
• Williams Grove Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• The Pentecostal Church of God — 0.5 mi away