Saint James Baptist Church

The community around Saint James Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 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 more than half 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.

• Child Poverty: 60.4% (42.9–78.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 56.1%
• Obesity: 55.4%
• Poverty Rate: 46.6% (32.4–60.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 44.5%
• Social Isolation: 43.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 41.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 33.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 28.9%
• Diabetes: 27.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.7%
• Unemployment: 13.2% (4.4–21.9%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.1% (9.5–20.6%)

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

Valdosta city is served by 99 churches — about one congregation for every 555 residents.

Churches near Saint James Baptist Church

• Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Mount Zion Holy Union Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Pauls AME Church — 0.2 mi away
• Vision Deliverance Tabernacle of Jesus Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Of the Way Missionary Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Jerusalem Holiness Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Destiny Temple Of Deliverance — 0.3 mi away
• House of Bread Church Ministry — 0.3 mi away
• House Of Refuge Ministries — 0.3 mi away