St James Baptist Church

St James Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 668 Gershal Ave in Elmer, NJ 08318-4217. It is one of 19 churches in Elmer, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

For over six decades, our church has been a steadfast presence, dedicated to sharing the timeless teachings of Jesus Christ and fostering spiritual growth among individuals and families.

Welcome to St. James Baptist Church, a beacon of faith, fellowship, and community in Vineland, Pittsgrove, and Norma, NJ.

668 Gershal Ave, Elmer, NJ, 08318-4217

Service times

  • Wednesday 7pm

Phone: (856) 692-1025 · Website: https://stjamesbaptistchurch.us/

St James Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 706 congregations of the Baptist family gather across New Jersey — 71,418 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

Ministries at St James Baptist Church

  • Helps Ministry
  • Bible Studies
  • Sunday Services

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The community around St James Baptist Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand 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: 34.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 20.9%
  • Obesity: 37.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%
  • Diabetes: 13.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.1%
  • Unemployment: 6.5% (1.8–11.2%)

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

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