Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a Methodist church in Detroit, MI 48202. It is one of 1,590 churches in Detroit, and one of 20 Methodist congregations in the city.

Detroit, MI, 48202

Website: https://www.bethelamechurchdetroit.org/

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Bethel African Methodist Episcopal 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 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, 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.

  • Child Poverty: 79.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.1% (20.7–41.5%)
  • Food Insecurity: 29.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.1%
  • Obesity: 40.1%
  • Social Isolation: 34.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.0%
  • Diabetes: 17.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.2%

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

Detroit city is served by 1,247 churches — about one congregation for every 510 residents.

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