Bethel A.M.E. Church

The community around Bethel A.M.E. Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. 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: 33.1% (23.7–42.6%)
• Obesity: 41.9%
• Child Poverty: 32.8% (15.6–49.9%)
• Depression: 27.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Williamsport city is served by 12 churches — about one congregation for every 2,312 residents.

Churches near Bethel A.M.E. Church

• River Valley Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Door Fellowship — 0.2 mi away
• Pine Street United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Church Williamsport — 0.2 mi away
• American Rescue Workers Community Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• City Alliance Church — 0.3 mi away
• Journey Church — 0.3 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Calvary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away