St. James Church
St. James Church is a Catholic church at 125 Harrison Avenue in Boston, MA 02111. It is one of 267 churches in Boston, and one of 23 Catholic congregations in the city.
We, the people of God at St. James the Greater church, strive to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ, in word and deed, to all who come in our midst; nourish our Catholic faith and strengthen unity through worship, religious education, spiritual activities, and stewardship; invite all to a closer
We at St. James’s are not a perfect community, but we take seriously the commandment to LOVE our neighbors: it is the HEART of who we are and who we are becoming.
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125 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, 02111Service times
- Tuesday 9am · Morning Prayer
- Thursday 8pm · Biweekly Evening Compline
- Tuesday 10am
Phone: (617) 542-8498 · Website: https://sites.google.com/view/bccc-stjames
St. James Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 392 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Massachusetts — 18,933 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
Ministries at St. James Church
- Food pantry
- Community meal
- Mission fund
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The community around St. James 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 about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 4,200 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.
- Social Isolation: 42.9%
- Poverty Rate: 31.2% (22.0–40.4%)
- Food Insecurity: 24.2%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.5%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 16.2%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Boston city is served by 162 churches — about one congregation for every 4,110 residents.
Churches near St. James Church
- Dorchester Temple Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Citylife Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Renewal Church Boston — 0.2 mi away
- Boston Chinese Church Of Saving Grace — 0.3 mi away
- Boston Chinese Evangelical Church — 0.3 mi away
- St. Anthony Shrine — 0.4 mi away
- The Table Boston — 0.4 mi away
- Cathedral Church of Saint Pauls — 0.4 mi away
- The Crossing — 0.4 mi away
- Propogation of the Faith Church — 0.4 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
- St. Anthony Shrine — 0.4 mi away
- Paulist Center — 0.5 mi away
- St Joseph Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away in Somerville, MA
- Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel — 0.7 mi away
- Cathedral of the Holy Cross — 0.8 mi away
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