St. James A.M.E. Church
St. James A.M.E. Church is a church in Atlantic City, NJ 08401. It is one of 43 churches in Atlantic City.
The Mission of the A.M.E. Church is to minister to the social, spiritual, and physical development of all people.
Atlantic City, NJ, 08401Website: http://www.stjamesamechurchac.org/
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The community around St. James A.M.E. Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 83.8%
- Food Insecurity: 43.9%
- Poverty Rate: 37.7% (24.8–50.6%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 32.0%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.8%
- Diabetes: 23.5%
- Unemployment: 18.2% (5.2–31.1%)
- Obesity: 43.9%
- Social Isolation: 37.8%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.0%
- Transportation Barriers: 21.9%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Atlantic City city is served by 33 churches — about one congregation for every 1,166 residents.
Churches near St. James A.M.E. Church
- Second Baptist Church — 0 mi away
- Gateway Apostolic Church — 0.2 mi away
- St Augustine's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church — 0.2 mi away
- New Redeemed Deliverance Temple Church of God in Christ. — 0.2 mi away
- St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church — 0.2 mi away
- St Monicas Church — 0.3 mi away
- Asbury United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Iglesia Pentecostal Camino Al Cielo — 0.3 mi away
- New City Fellowship — 0.3 mi away