Ankise Miheret Bata Lemariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Ankise Miheret Bata Lemariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is a Ethiopian Orthodox church at 3912 North Sharon Amity Road in Charlotte, NC 28205. It is one of 974 churches in Charlotte, and one of 2 Ethiopian Orthodox congregations in the city.

3912 North Sharon Amity Road, Charlotte, NC, 28205

Ankise Miheret Bata Lemariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 11 congregations of the Oriental Orthodox family gather across North Carolina — 351 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, and Syriac churches have held the faith under pressure longer than almost anyone — Ethiopia has worshiped Christ continuously since the fourth century, and the Armenian church has buried martyrs in nearly every generation since. Their endurance is a gift to a church that has grown used to comfort.

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The community around Ankise Miheret Bata Lemariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo 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 a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third of the people here live without health insurance. 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 32.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 31.2% (22.8–39.6%)
  • Social Isolation: 36.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 23.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 22.6% (13.3–31.9%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.7%
  • Child Poverty: 27.8% (10.5–45.1%)
  • Depression: 23.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.0%
  • Diabetes: 14.7%

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

Charlotte city is served by 363 churches — about one congregation for every 2,418 residents.

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