Saint James Church

The community around Saint James Church

It takes 6.1 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Obesity: 45.6%
• Food Insecurity: 38.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.9%
• Diabetes: 21.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.0%
• Social Isolation: 37.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.4%
• Poverty Rate: 23.8% (13.0–34.6%)
• Transportation Barriers: 20.1%
• Unemployment: 9.5% (1.8–17.4%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.5%

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

Churches near Saint James Church

• King Solomon Church — 1 mi away
• Saint John Church — 2.2 mi away
• Mount Avery Church — 2.3 mi away
• Mount Zion Church — 3.5 mi away
• Saint Luke Church — 3.6 mi away in Hollandale, MS
• Mount Carmel Church — 4 mi away
• Saint Paul Church — 4.6 mi away
• Belmont Church — 4.8 mi away in Hollandale, MS
• Saint Marys Church — 4.8 mi away
• Darlove Church — 4.9 mi away in Hollandale, MS