Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Ministries at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Fannie Ellison Missionary Society

The community around Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third have no one they feel they can count on, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 40.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.7%
• Unemployment: 20.8% (10.7–31.0%)
• Diabetes: 20.4%
• Obesity: 43.9%
• Social Isolation: 38.8%
• Poverty Rate: 29.4% (13.8–45.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 18.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.3% (9.0–21.6%)
• Child Poverty: 24.9% (6.0–43.8%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 1 census tracts near this church.

Robbins village is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 305 residents.

Churches near Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Bethel A.M.E. Church — 0 mi away
• Saint Luke Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• Union Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Robbins Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Bibleway Living Word Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Robbins Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• New Friendship Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Wheeler Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• One Hundred Thirtyninth Street House of God — 0.4 mi away