Historic St. James Missionary Baptist Church

The community around Historic St. James Missionary Baptist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 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 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: 48.2%
• Food Insecurity: 45.3%
• Poverty Rate: 37.5% (24.4–50.6%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 34.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.5%
• Diabetes: 20.7%
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Unemployment: 11.6% (1.8–21.5%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Detroit city is served by 1,247 churches — about one congregation for every 510 residents.

Churches near Historic St. James Missionary Baptist Church

• Jones Memorial Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• Jones Memorial Church of God and Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses--Cambridge, Evergreen, Farmington Hills South, & Pembroke — 0.2 mi away
• Pembroke Congregation Of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.2 mi away
• Corpus Christi Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Bethany-Pembroke Chapel — 0.6 mi away
• Calvary Presbyterian Church — 0.7 mi away
• True Love Evangelistic Ministry — 0.7 mi away
• Royal Place Ministries International-RPMI Michigan — 0.8 mi away
• Good Shepard Missionary Baptist — 0.9 mi away in Southfield, MI