Bethany African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Bethany African Methodist Episcopal Church

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. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is 2,600 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: 30.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.5%
• Social Isolation: 35.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.5%
• Unemployment: 9.9% (4.5–15.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.0%
• Poverty Rate: 21.4% (11.9–30.8%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.2%
• Diabetes: 13.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.3% (6.9–19.7%)

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

Yonkers city is served by 67 churches — about one congregation for every 3,131 residents.

Churches near Bethany African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Gospel Outreach International Ministries — 0.1 mi away
• Jehovah's Witness — 0.1 mi away
• Eben-Ezer Church Of God — 0.1 mi away
• St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church — 0.2 mi away
• Shrine of the New Covenant Church — 0.2 mi away
• Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Portuguese Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Peter's Church — 0.2 mi away
• Triumphant Church of God of the First Born 7th Day — 0.2 mi away
• The Apostolic Church International — 0.2 mi away
• Influential Church — 0.2 mi away