Greater Saint James AME Church

The community around Greater Saint James AME Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. 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.

• Food Insecurity: 27.5%
• Diabetes: 18.6%
• Obesity: 41.4%
• Social Isolation: 39.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.0%
• Poverty Rate: 21.1% (9.5–32.8%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.4% (5.6–17.2%)
• Unemployment: 6.6% (0.0–13.5%)

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

Thomson city is served by 5 churches — about one congregation for every 1,060 residents.

Churches near Greater Saint James AME Church

• Bethel Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Christian Faith Church, Thomson, GA — 0.4 mi away
• New Thomson United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• House of God Church of God In Christ — 0.7 mi away
• New Hope Christian Church — 0.7 mi away
• Thomson First Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away
• New Thomson United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away
• Springfield Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
• Thomson Presbyterian Church — 0.9 mi away