Greer Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Greer Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half 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.

• Child Poverty: 74.2% (54.3–94.1%)
• Obesity: 51.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 43.9%
• Poverty Rate: 39.8% (27.7–51.9%)
• Diabetes: 27.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 25.2%
• Unemployment: 14.7% (6.3–23.0%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.7% (12.4–25.1%)
• Depression: 26.3%

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

Memphis city is served by 1,033 churches — about one congregation for every 596 residents.

Churches near Greer Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Saint Johns Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Peace Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Chelsea Avenue Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• St. Paul Douglass Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Pauls Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Calvary Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Stephen Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Willing Souls Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away