Saint James Church

The community around Saint James Church

It takes 5.2 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.6%
• Food Insecurity: 30.4%
• Diabetes: 18.7%
• Obesity: 43.7%
• Social Isolation: 37.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.4%
• Depression: 29.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.3%
• Unemployment: 8.5% (3.5–13.6%)
• Poverty Rate: 21.4% (13.5–29.4%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.9%

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

Churches near Saint James Church

• Saint Mark Church — 2.1 mi away
• Saint Peter Catholic Church — 2.9 mi away in Bordelonville, LA
• Mount Zion Church — 3.2 mi away
• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church — 3.5 mi away in Moreauville, LA
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 3.7 mi away in Moreauville, LA
• Shiloh Church — 3.9 mi away
• Big Bend Church — 4.3 mi away
• Saint Catherine Church — 4.5 mi away
• Antioch Church — 5.3 mi away
• True Vine Church — 5.4 mi away