Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Saint John 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 52.2%
• Food Insecurity: 44.2%
• Poverty Rate: 37.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 30.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.4%
• Diabetes: 20.0%
• Social Isolation: 34.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 21.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.8%
• Unemployment: 10.5% (4.1–17.0%)
• Child Poverty: 24.9% (9.0–40.8%)

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

Omaha city is served by 376 churches — about one congregation for every 1,277 residents.

Churches near Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Church

• New Era Baptist State Convention of Nebraska, Inc. — 0.1 mi away
• Shiloh Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Pleasant Green Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Zion Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Eastern Nebraska Jurisdiction COGIC — 0.2 mi away
• Greater Saint Paul Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Benedict Church — 0.2 mi away
• Morning Star Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Worship Center — 0.2 mi away