Jerusalem Baptist Church

Jerusalem Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Savannah, GA 31405. It is one of 417 churches in Savannah, and one of 83 Baptist congregations in the city.

During the Spring of 1865, a group of black farmers met with the Rev. Lewis Price, a white minister, to form a church in eastern Tattnall County.

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Savannah, GA, 31405

Jerusalem Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Jerusalem 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 adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third 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.

  • Social Isolation: 43.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 40.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.0%
  • Diabetes: 21.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.4%
  • Unemployment: 14.0% (6.7–21.4%)
  • Obesity: 44.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.0% (13.7–36.2%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Savannah city is served by 217 churches — about one congregation for every 727 residents.

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