Greater New Bethel AME Church

The community around Greater New Bethel AME Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the children here are growing up 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.

• Obesity: 48.2%
• Child Poverty: 42.1% (22.6–61.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.4%
• Food Insecurity: 39.3%
• Poverty Rate: 34.0% (23.1–44.9%)
• Diabetes: 23.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.6%
• Social Isolation: 36.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.7%
• Depression: 29.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.2%
• Unemployment: 10.9% (0.2–21.7%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Greater New Bethel AME Church

• Harrison Chapel Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Wild Goose Outreach — 0.5 mi away
• White Rose Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Springhill United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Central Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Springhill United Pentecostal Church — 0.6 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Temple Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Springhill Presbyterian Church — 0.8 mi away
• North Webster Community Church — 1 mi away