Harris Temple A.M.E. Zion Church
Harris Temple A.M.E. Zion Church is a African_methodist_episcopal_zion church at 926 Florence Street in Camden, NJ 08104. It is one of 174 churches in Camden, and one of 2 African_methodist_episcopal_zion congregations in the city.
Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ by proclaiming the good news of salvation, nurturing believers through worship, fellowship, and discipleship, and equipping them to serve God in their daily lives.
926 Florence Street, Camden, NJ, 08104Harris Temple A.M.E. Zion Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at Harris Temple A.M.E. Zion Church
- Pop-Up Cafe
- Pastoral Care
- Virtual Bible Study
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The community around Harris Temple A.M.E. Zion Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Food Insecurity: 51.7%
- Poverty Rate: 48.8% (29.6–68.0%)
- Obesity: 45.2%
- Social Isolation: 40.2%
- Housing Insecurity: 40.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.2%
- Transportation Barriers: 25.9%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 25.3%
- Diabetes: 20.0%
- Unemployment: 14.9% (4.5–25.2%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Camden city is served by 139 churches — about one congregation for every 516 residents.
Churches near Harris Temple A.M.E. Zion Church
- Woodland Avenue Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
- Mount Olivet Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia De Dios Pent. Exodo — 0.2 mi away
- Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church — 0.2 mi away
- St. Matthew Highway Church of the Apostolic Faith — 0.2 mi away
- Cornerstone Bible Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Tenth Street Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Ferry Avenue United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- The Sanctuary Church of the Abiding Presence — 0.4 mi away
- Antioch Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away