St James Baptist Church
St James Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 115 S Willow Ave in Fayetteville, AR 72701-4358. 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
115 S Willow Ave, Fayetteville, AR, 72701-4358Service times
- Sunday 10am · Services begin
Phone: (479) 442-9288 · Website: http://stjbc.org
Shares a ministry location with The Hill Church.
St James 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 St James 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 St James Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 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 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: 40.9% (28.8–53.0%)
- Social Isolation: 36.4%
- Depression: 29.3%
- Food Insecurity: 22.2% (16.8–28.4%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 15.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near St James Baptist Church
- The Hill Church — 0 mi away
- Saint James United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Combs Street Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
- New Life Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Christ Community Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Paul's Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
- Cross Church — 0.4 mi away
- Ventures For Christ Inc — 0.4 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
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- Ventures For Christ Inc — 0.4 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- University Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Southside Baptist Church — 1 mi away
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