Saint John Baptist Church

Saint John Baptist Church is a church in Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. It is one of 249 churches in Tuscaloosa.

Serving since 1911

Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401

Service times

Sunday Worship Service | 9:45am; Wednesday Night Bible Study | 6pm (as listed)

Saint John Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 4,553 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Alabama — 71,872 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 Saint John Baptist Church

Radio Ministry
Bus Ministry
Family Life Center

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The community around Saint 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 the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,200 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.

Poverty Rate: 49.4% (34.9–64.0%)
Social Isolation: 40.9%
Food Insecurity: 36.7%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.1%
Obesity: 43.9%
Depression: 31.2%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.2%
Housing Insecurity: 23.2%
Transportation Barriers: 20.5%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.7%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3% (10.0–17.5%)
Unemployment: 6.4% (0.7–12.7%)

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

Tuscaloosa city is served by 142 churches — about one congregation for every 688 residents.

Churches near Saint John Baptist Church

Greater Bethel Spiritual Church — 0.1 mi away
Southside Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
Morning Star Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Circle of Love Fellowship Church — 0.1 mi away
Nineteenth Street Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
Truevine Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Church Calvary Baptist — 0.3 mi away
First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
New Harvest Community Worship Center — 0.3 mi away
Parkview Church of God — 0.4 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

Morning Star Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Truevine Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Church Calvary Baptist — 0.3 mi away
First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Christ Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa — 0.7 mi away

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