Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church
Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church is a church at 734 North 43rd Street in Philadelphia, PA 19104. It is one of 1,763 churches in Philadelphia.
734 North 43rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Ward 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. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.
- Poverty Rate: 40.4% (28.4–52.4%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.4%
- Diabetes: 23.8%
- Obesity: 44.0%
- Unemployment: 9.0% (2.9–15.1%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Philadelphia city is served by 1,051 churches — about one congregation for every 1,515 residents.
Churches near Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church
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- Victory Outreach Church of West Philadelphia — 0.1 mi away
- Mt. Zion Holy Church — 0.1 mi away
- Christian Fellowship Community — 0.1 mi away
- Glory Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Outreach — 0.1 mi away
- Community Church of God — 0.2 mi away
- Fellowship Bible Church — 0.2 mi away
- Victory Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away