Saint James Missionary Baptist Church
Saint James Missionary Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 764 West North Street in Fayetteville, AR 72701. It is one of 146 churches in Fayetteville, and one of 32 Baptist congregations in the city.
At St. James Missionary Baptist Church, our mission is to build lives and develop disciples for the Kingdom of God by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ, nurturing spiritual growth through biblical teaching, cultivating a spirit of service, and empowering believers to live out their faith with p
Here at St. James we serve as a Christ-centered community where believers Love God passionately, Grow as committed disciples, Transform lives through impactful service, and Live prosperous by faith to thrive in every area of life and influence the world for the glory of God.
Accessible parking
764 West North Street, Fayetteville, AR, 72701Service times
- Wednesday 7pm
Phone: (479) 521-0961 · Website: https://stjbc.org/
Saint James Missionary Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,152 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Arkansas — 71,417 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 James Missionary Baptist Church
- Emergency Outreach Program
- Youth Programs
- Vacation Bible School
- Brotherhood Club
- Scholarship Program
- Food Pantry
- Marriage Ministry
- Women's Ministry
- Senior Ministry
- Spiritual Formation
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The community around Saint James Missionary 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. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, 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 the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Poverty Rate: 37.0% (26.7–47.3%)
- Food Insecurity: 25.5%
- Social Isolation: 39.9%
- Depression: 30.6%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.5% (10.2–20.7%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.2%
- Housing Insecurity: 18.2%
- Transportation Barriers: 15.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Fayetteville city is served by 81 churches — about one congregation for every 1,038 residents.
Churches near Saint James Missionary Baptist Church
- Central Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Christ on Campus - Arkansas — 0.3 mi away
- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fayetteville — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
- Chi Alpha — 0.4 mi away
- Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Saint Martins Episcopal University Center — 0.5 mi away
- Presbyterian-Christian Center — 0.5 mi away
- Baptist College Ministry — 0.6 mi away
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.6 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Central Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Baptist College Ministry — 0.6 mi away
- University Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 1 mi away
- Ventures For Christ Inc — 1 mi away
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