Big Zion A.M.E. Zion Church

The community around Big Zion A.M.E. Zion Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 47.0%
• Food Insecurity: 31.0%
• Social Isolation: 40.0%
• Child Poverty: 32.4% (18.5–50.4%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 22.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.0%
• Diabetes: 17.9%
• Depression: 24.1%
• Poverty Rate: 21.1% (10.5–31.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 15.8%

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

Churches near Big Zion A.M.E. Zion Church

• Turner 2 Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Revival Center Church of God In Christ — 0.6 mi away
• FBC Roseland — 0.6 mi away
• Community Church of God — 1 mi away in Amite, LA
• Amite-Arcola Church — 1.2 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 1.3 mi away
• Nazarene Church — 1.5 mi away in Amite City, LA
• New Spiritual Growth Church — 1.6 mi away in Amite, LA
• Mount Gillion Church — 1.6 mi away
• Saint Thomas Church — 1.7 mi away in Amite City, LA