Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal 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 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance, and about a third of adults here carry depression. 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.

• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.7% (8.0–35.4%)
• Depression: 31.5%
• Poverty Rate: 24.1% (9.9–38.3%)
• Obesity: 36.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7% (10.7–18.0%)

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

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) is served by 773 churches — about one congregation for every 875 residents.

Churches near Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Ramsey Street Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Braden United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Truevine Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• The Village Chapel East — 0.3 mi away in Nashville, TN
• Mount Herman Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in Nashville, TN
• First Baptist Church of East Nashville — 0.3 mi away
• Russell Street Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Edgefield Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Church of the Holy Name — 0.4 mi away
• Emmanuel Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away