Johnson Chapel

The community around Johnson Chapel

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the people here live 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.

• Social Isolation: 44.7%
• Poverty Rate: 32.1% (23.5–40.7%)
• Depression: 29.6%
• Unemployment: 8.3% (3.0–13.5%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.8%
• Food Insecurity: 15.4%

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

Amherst Town city is served by 13 churches — about one congregation for every 2,568 residents.

Churches near Johnson Chapel

• Goodwin African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.2 mi away
• Grace Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
• Hope Community Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Congregational Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Church Amherst — 0.3 mi away in Amherst, MA
• Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst — 0.5 mi away in Amherst, MA
• St Brigid's Church — 0.5 mi away
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.8 mi away
• MERCYhouse — 0.8 mi away in Amherst, MA
• First Baptist Church of Amherst — 0.9 mi away