Saunders Memorial AME Church

Saunders Memorial AME Church is a African_methodist_episcopal church at 3542 Pennsylvania Street in Detroit, MI 48214. It is one of 1,590 churches in Detroit, and one of 7 African_methodist_episcopal congregations in the city.

3542 Pennsylvania Street, Detroit, MI, 48214

Saunders Memorial AME Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Saunders Memorial AME Church

  • Community Outreach
  • Health Services
  • Community Events

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The community around Saunders Memorial AME Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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: 48.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 46.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 35.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.6%
  • Diabetes: 21.8%
  • Unemployment: 14.8% (3.8–25.9%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 28.4% (14.8–41.9%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), 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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