Jerusalem Church

Jerusalem Church is a church in Wharton, TX 77488. It is one of 44 churches in Wharton.

Evangelism: making disciples of all nations for Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19-20) Edification: building mature Christians for effective ministry through worship, education and fellowship (Ephesians 4:11-13) Proclamation of Liberation: to continue the ministry of deliverance under the guidance of the H

At the time of the church’s founding, the community surrounding the church had a large population of African Americans making Jerusalem Baptist Church a center for worship and community organizing activities for many decades.

Serving since 1945

Wharton, TX, 77488

Service times

  • Sunday 11am · Service

Ministries at Jerusalem Church

  • Women's Ministry
  • Senior's Ministry
  • Youth Ministry

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The community around Jerusalem Church

It takes 4.9 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, about 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance, and more than a third of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter 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.

  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.0% (11.6–30.5%)
  • Obesity: 40.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.3%
  • Diabetes: 16.3%
  • Unemployment: 8.9% (1.4–16.3%)

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

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