Saint James Chapel A.M.E. Church

The community around Saint James Chapel A.M.E. 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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: 48.1%
• Food Insecurity: 39.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.5%
• Diabetes: 26.4%
• Social Isolation: 39.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.9%
• Poverty Rate: 28.8% (18.4–39.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 20.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.5% (6.0–17.0%)
• Unemployment: 7.6% (1.2–15.5%)

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

St. Louis city is served by 405 churches — about one congregation for every 735 residents.

Churches near Saint James Chapel A.M.E. Church

• New Dora Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Kennerly Temple Church of God — 0.1 mi away
• Newstead Avenue Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in St Louis, MO
• Maple Temple Church — 0.2 mi away
• Samuel Brown Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion — 0.2 mi away
• Antioch Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Philip's Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in St Louis, MO
• Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Nash Prayer Band Church of the Living God — 0.3 mi away