Wallace Temple AME Zion Church

Wallace Temple AME Zion Church is a African Methodist Episcopal church at 1518 Forkner St in Anderson, IN 46016-3335. It is one of 123 churches in Anderson, and one of 2 African Methodist Episcopal congregations in the city.

1518 Forkner St, Anderson, IN, 46016-3335

Phone: +17656436854 · Website: https://amezion.org/venue/wallace-temple-ame-zion-church/

Find Wallace Temple AME Zion Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

The community around Wallace Temple AME Zion 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. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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.

  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 30.4%
  • Diabetes: 18.9%
  • Obesity: 43.6%
  • Social Isolation: 36.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 24.5% (15.5–33.6%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.2%
  • Unemployment: 11.2% (4.4–18.0%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.2%
  • Depression: 26.9%
  • Child Poverty: 24.2% (12.0–36.5%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.3% (5.7–17.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Wallace Temple AME Zion Church

See all churches in Anderson, IN · All churches in Indiana