Where is Baber A.M.E. Church located?

Baber A.M.E. Church is at 550 Meigs St, Rochester, NY, 14607-3716.

What time are services at Baber A.M.E. Church?

Baber A.M.E. Church meets Sunday at 10am (Service); Sunday at 8:30am (School); Wednesday at 12pm (Bible Studies noon &); Wednesday at 7pm (Bible Studies noon &). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is Baber A.M.E. Church?

Baber A.M.E. Church in Rochester, NY is a African Methodist Episcopal church.

Baber A.M.E. Church

Baber A.M.E. Church is a African Methodist Episcopal church at 550 Meigs St in Rochester, NY 14607-3716. It is one of 423 churches in Rochester.

The Reverend James C. Simmons is the senior pastor of Baber African Methodist Episcopal Church and chairman of Rise Up Rochester, Incorporated.

550 Meigs St, Rochester, NY, 14607-3716

Service times

Sunday 10am · Service
Sunday 8:30am · School
Wednesday 12pm · Bible Studies noon &
Wednesday 7pm · Bible Studies noon &

Phone: +15854611395 · Website: https://baberrochester.org/

Ministries at Baber A.M.E. Church

Rise Up Rochester
Garden District Development Corporation

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The community around Baber A.M.E. Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

Social Isolation: 35.5%
Poverty Rate: 29.6% (19.5–39.7%)
Depression: 25.0%
Food Insecurity: 19.6%
Housing Insecurity: 17.1%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.5%

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

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