Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church

The community around Mt. Zion First African Baptist 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. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,400 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: 36.9% (22.5–51.6%)
• Social Isolation: 36.2%
• Poverty Rate: 25.2% (18.2–32.1%)
• Food Insecurity: 20.3%
• Unemployment: 9.6% (0.0–20.2%)
• Obesity: 39.6%
• Depression: 24.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.3%
• Diabetes: 13.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.1% (7.0–15.1%)

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

Charlottesville city is served by 45 churches — about one congregation for every 1,028 residents.

Churches near Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church

• Portico Church — 0.2 mi away
• Charlottesville Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Charlottesville Mennonite Church — 0.5 mi away
• Salvation Army Chapel — 0.5 mi away
• The Shepherd's House Worship Center Inc. — 0.5 mi away
• Southside Christian Church — 0.5 mi away
• Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• All Souls Charlottesville — 0.5 mi away
• Belmont Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Bethel Church of God in Christ — 0.6 mi away