St Andrew Ame Church

St Andrew Ame Church is a African Methodist Episcopal church at 32 W Illinois St in Chicago, IL 60654. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago, and one of 6 African Methodist Episcopal congregations in the city.

The mission of St. Andrew A.M.E. Church is to Minister to Memphis – spirit, soul and body.

St. Andrew A.M.E. Church has been ministering to the Memphis community for 145 years.

32 W Illinois St, Chicago, IL, 60654

Phone: +16014468133 · Website: https://saintandrewamec.org/about-us/

Ministries at St Andrew Ame Church

  • Affordable housing
  • Social service outreach
  • Community education
  • Childcare and youth education
  • Community baby shower

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The community around St Andrew Ame 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. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,400 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: 48.9%
  • Obesity: 45.8%
  • Social Isolation: 41.0%
  • Child Poverty: 40.4% (22.0–58.6%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 37.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.9% (18.7–45.2%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.3%
  • Diabetes: 20.7%
  • Unemployment: 16.9% (8.8–25.0%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.7% (6.1–21.4%)

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

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