Saint James Church

The community around Saint James Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. 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: 36.5%
• Depression: 27.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.2% (11.5–24.8%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.4%
• Obesity: 36.8%
• Child Poverty: 22.2% (3.4–41.0%)
• Poverty Rate: 21.3% (12.6–30.1%)
• Food Insecurity: 16.9%
• Diabetes: 14.3%
• Unemployment: 7.0% (2.4–11.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

East Ridge city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 1,095 residents.

Churches near Saint James Church

• East Ridge United Methodist Church — 0 mi away in Chattanooga, TN
• Anglican Church Usa — 0.1 mi away
• Charity Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away in Chattanooga, TN
• Duncan Park Church — 0.2 mi away
• East Ridge Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
• Scott Memorial Church of God — 0.3 mi away
• Action Church — 0.3 mi away
• Unity Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Spring Creek Church of God — 0.6 mi away
• Delray Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away in Rossville, GA