New El Bethel Church on a Hill

The community around New El Bethel Church on a Hill

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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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.

• Obesity: 49.9%
• Child Poverty: 42.1% (24.6–59.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.7%
• Diabetes: 22.9%
• Poverty Rate: 28.1% (18.8–37.4%)
• Depression: 25.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.5% (7.4–17.6%)
• Unemployment: 7.1% (2.3–11.9%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near New El Bethel Church on a Hill

• Christian United Missionary Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• Faith United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• New Beginnings Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Frayser Cumberland Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
• Union Grove Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• East Frayser Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Munford First United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Cathedral of Joy Outreach Ministry — 0.4 mi away
• The Pursuit of God Church — 0.4 mi away
• Oak Crest Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away