James Memorial Baptist Church

James Memorial Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 2125 Ewing Ave in Gadsden, AL 35901. It is one of 215 churches in Gadsden, and one of 75 Baptist congregations in the city.

James Memorial Baptist Church continues to strive to fulfill its purpose to glorify God through exalting Jesus Christ, evangelizing the lost, encouraging the child of God, and equipping the saints.

2125 Ewing Ave, Gadsden, AL, 35901

Phone: (256) 547-6928 · Website: http://www.jmbcgadsden.com/

James Memorial Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 4,551 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Alabama — 71,420 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

Ministries at James Memorial Baptist Church

  • Community Outreach
  • Vacation Bible School

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The community around James Memorial Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 48.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 29.6%
  • Diabetes: 20.9%
  • Social Isolation: 37.6%
  • Child Poverty: 31.7% (14.4–49.0%)
  • Poverty Rate: 29.2% (19.0–39.4%)
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.2% (9.4–21.1%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.5%
  • Unemployment: 9.9% (3.3–16.5%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.3%
  • Depression: 24.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 19.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 14.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7%

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

Gadsden city is served by 121 churches — about one congregation for every 258 residents.

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