First A.M.E. Zion Church
First A.M.E. Zion Church is a church at 4304 N Vancouver Ave in Portland, OR 97217-2940. It is one of 650 churches in Portland.
We strive to be a church that transforms the world around us with the love of God.
First AME Zion Church in Portland, OR is the oldest Black church north of San Francisco.
4304 N Vancouver Ave, Portland, OR, 97217-2940Phone: +15032064135 · Website: https://www.firstamezchurchpdx.org/
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The community around First A.M.E. Zion Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults here carry depression. About 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line, and about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 2,400 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.
- Depression: 32.6%
- Poverty Rate: 19.6% (12.6–26.6%)
- Unemployment: 7.5% (2.7–12.2%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First A.M.E. Zion Church
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- Community Church of God — 0.2 mi away
- Berean Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Grace City Portland — 0.3 mi away
- Bethesda Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- New Hope Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- House of Prayer for All Nations — 0.3 mi away
- Mallory Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Portland Covenant Church — 0.3 mi away