Saint James Church

The community around Saint James Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Obesity: 42.3%
• Social Isolation: 36.1%
• Child Poverty: 34.2% (17.1–52.6%)
• Depression: 28.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.5%
• Food Insecurity: 21.7%
• Diabetes: 15.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.6%
• Poverty Rate: 21.2% (10.2–32.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 15.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.6%

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

Churches near Saint James Church

• First Baptist Church of Springfield — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
• First United Methodist Church of Springfield — 0.6 mi away
• Community Church of Springfield — 0.9 mi away
• Grace Fellowship Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away
• Macedonia Church — 1.4 mi away in Hammond, LA
• Holly Church — 1.5 mi away
• Jerusalem Baptist Church — 2 mi away in Hammond, LA
• Galilee Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away
• Trinity Baptist Church — 2.6 mi away in Hammond, LA