Greater Walters African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Greater Walters African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a African_methodist_episcopal_zion church at 656 28th Street in Newport News, VA 23607. It is one of 233 churches in Newport News, and one of 2 African_methodist_episcopal_zion congregations in the city.
We honor our rich Universal Jesus Kingdom Church heritage while embracing a mission to inspire transformational spiritual growth and Intrinsic Empowerment for all generations.
Greater Walters AME Zion Church, known as The Freedom Church, is dedicated to fostering faith, community, and service under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Joshua Paul Logan, Sr..
656 28th Street, Newport News, VA, 23607Website: https://www.youtube.com/@greaterwaltersameznewportnews/streams
Greater Walters African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Greater Walters African Methodist Episcopal Zion 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 half of 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: 60.0% (42.3–77.7%)
- Obesity: 54.0%
- Food Insecurity: 41.8%
- Social Isolation: 41.3%
- Poverty Rate: 37.5% (25.4–49.5%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 31.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.1%
- Diabetes: 23.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
- Transportation Barriers: 21.1%
- Unemployment: 12.0% (7.0–16.9%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Newport News city is served by 83 churches — about one congregation for every 2,230 residents.
Churches near Greater Walters African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- First Baptist Church of East End — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Augustine Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Gospel Light United Holy Church — 0.2 mi away
- Miracle Temple Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Revelation Church — 0.2 mi away
- Faith Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Carver Memorial Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Galilee Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Abyssinia Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Temple of Peace Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away