Bethel AME Church of Far Rockaway

The community around Bethel AME Church of Far Rockaway

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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 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.

• Social Isolation: 41.3%
• Food Insecurity: 34.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.7%
• Unemployment: 9.5% (4.6–14.3%)
• Child Poverty: 25.0% (13.1–36.8%)
• Poverty Rate: 19.9% (10.6–29.1%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.3%
• Diabetes: 13.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.6% (6.9–20.3%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Bethel AME Church of Far Rockaway

• First Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away in Far Rockaway, NY
• Sage Memorial Church — 0.2 mi away
• Gethsemane Church of God — 0.2 mi away in Inwood, NY
• Far Rockaway Cathedral — 0.2 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.3 mi away in Inwood, NY
• Arverne Church Of God — 0.3 mi away in Far Rockaway, NY
• First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Paul's Methodist Protestant Church — 0.3 mi away in Inwood, NY
• Iglesia Del Dios Fuerte / Church Of The Mighty God — 0.4 mi away in Far Rockaway, NY
• First Church of God — 0.4 mi away