Saint Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

The community around Saint Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Zion 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 nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. 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: 31.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.0%
• Unemployment: 14.8% (6.0–23.6%)
• Obesity: 42.3%
• Social Isolation: 37.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.0% (8.3–23.6%)
• Poverty Rate: 21.3% (10.6–31.9%)
• Transportation Barriers: 15.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Asbury Park city is served by 26 churches — about one congregation for every 586 residents.

Churches near Saint Stephen's African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

• Saint Augustine Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Second Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Friendship Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mt Olive Holy Temple Church — 0.2 mi away in Neptune Twp, NJ
• Mount Pisgah Baptist Temple — 0.3 mi away
• Faith Baptist Tabernacle — 0.3 mi away
• Asbury Evangelistic Chapel — 0.3 mi away
• Asbury Neptune Evangel Chapel — 0.3 mi away
• Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away