St John Baptist Church

St John Baptist Church is a church at 2200 Effingham St in Portsmouth, VA 23704-5712. It is one of 214 churches in Portsmouth.

Welcome to St. John’s, a faith community built around a vibrant relationship with God and His purposes for our life.

2200 Effingham St, Portsmouth, VA, 23704-5712

Phone: +17573993737 · Website: https://www.stjohnsbaptistvb.org/

Shares a ministry location with Saint Johns Baptist Church.

St John Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at St John Baptist Church

  • Children's Ministry
  • Youth Ministry
  • Homeless Ministry

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The community around St John Baptist Church

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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 49.6%
  • Food Insecurity: 42.5%
  • Social Isolation: 42.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.4%
  • Diabetes: 24.3%
  • Unemployment: 14.4% (3.2–25.7%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.0% (12.3–37.6%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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