St James Missionary Baptist
St James Missionary Baptist is a Baptist church at 1930 Hearst Ave in Memphis, TN 38114-4512. It is one of 1,544 churches in Memphis, and one of 427 Baptist congregations in the city.
At St. James Missionary Baptist Church, our mission is to build lives and develop disciples for the Kingdom of God by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ, nurturing spiritual growth through biblical teaching, cultivating a spirit of service, and empowering believers to live out their faith with p
Here at St. James we serve as a Christ-centered community where believers Love God passionately, Grow as committed disciples, Transform lives through impactful service, and Live prosperous by faith to thrive in every area of life and influence the world for the glory of God.
Accessible parking
1930 Hearst Ave, Memphis, TN, 38114-4512Service times
- Sunday 8:30am · School
Phone: (901) 948-4307 · Website: http://www.stjbc.org
St James Missionary Baptist is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 3,871 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Tennessee — 71,417 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 Missionary Baptist
- Emergency Outreach Program
- Youth Programs
- Vacation Bible School
- Brotherhood Club
- Scholarship Program
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The community around St James Missionary Baptist
Within about a mile of this church, 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 describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.
- Obesity: 50.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.3%
- Poverty Rate: 34.9% (19.8–49.9%)
- Diabetes: 25.2%
- Unemployment: 12.7% (2.3–23.0%)
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.1% (10.3–28.0%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.3%
- Depression: 24.4%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Churches near St James Missionary Baptist
- Greater Gethsemane Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Moody Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
- Castalia Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Magnolia First Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Promise Land Church — 0.7 mi away
- Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- End Time Church of God in Christ — 0.7 mi away
- Galilee African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.7 mi away
- Providence Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
- New Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Greater Gethsemane Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Castalia Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Magnolia First Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Providence Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away