Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church

Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church is a Methodist church at 501 Dinwiddie Street in Norfolk, VA 23523. It is one of 339 churches in Norfolk, and one of 19 Methodist congregations in the city.

501 Dinwiddie Street, Norfolk, VA, 23523

Website: http://www.newsaintjamesame.com/donate/

Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 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 nearly half 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: 54.2%
  • Child Poverty: 51.9% (36.0–67.8%)
  • Social Isolation: 41.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 41.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 37.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.2%
  • Diabetes: 24.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.5%

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

Norfolk city is served by 176 churches — about one congregation for every 1,346 residents.

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