Saint James Church

The community around Saint 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. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,300 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.0%
• Food Insecurity: 30.8%
• Social Isolation: 38.8%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.1%
• Obesity: 37.1%
• Depression: 26.3%
• Poverty Rate: 19.5% (10.7–28.2%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.5%
• Diabetes: 13.4%
• Unemployment: 6.8% (1.8–11.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

New Bedford city is served by 10 churches — about one congregation for every 10,062 residents.

Churches near Saint James Church

• First Portuguese Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Temple of Restoration — 0.2 mi away
• St Martin's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Universal Church — 0.2 mi away
• St. John the Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mt Carmel Ccd — 0.3 mi away
• International Church of the Nazarene — 0.4 mi away
• Our Lady of the Assumption Church — 0.5 mi away
• Open Door Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away