Morris Brown AME Church

Morris Brown AME Church is a African Methodist Episcopal church at 145-03 Rockaway Blvd in New York, NY 11436. It is one of 3,431 churches in New York, and one of 11 African Methodist Episcopal congregations in the city.

Morris Brown AME Church is “A Christ-centered Church glorifying God by serving the spiritual, social, and economic needs of a diverse community.”

Serving since 1818 · Part of Palmetto South Carolina Annual Conference

145-03 Rockaway Blvd, New York, NY, 11436

Phone: +17183227596 · Website: https://www.morrisbrownamechurch.org/

Ministries at Morris Brown AME Church

  • Food Security Initiative

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The community around Morris Brown AME Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 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 more than a third have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,700 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: 43.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 34.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.5%
  • Diabetes: 15.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 16.9% (8.1–25.6%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.7%

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

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