Saint James Church

The community around Saint James Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 62.5%
• Obesity: 51.9%
• Poverty Rate: 42.6%
• Food Insecurity: 37.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.0%
• Diabetes: 22.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.0%
• Social Isolation: 33.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.5% (8.2–20.9%)
• Unemployment: 7.7% (0.7–14.7%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint James Church

• Saint Stephens Church — 0.3 mi away
• Trinity Church — 0.5 mi away
• Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Pilgrim Grove Church — 0.8 mi away
• Jones Chapel — 0.9 mi away
• Rhyne Memorial Church — 0.9 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 1 mi away
• St. Joseph Miracle Revival Center — 1.1 mi away
• Johnsons Chapel — 1.1 mi away
• Iglesia Católica San Andres — 1.2 mi away