Saint James Episcopal Church
Saint James Episcopal Church is a Episcopal church in Emporia, VA 23847. It is one of 71 churches in Emporia, and one of 2 Episcopal congregations in the city.
Emporia, VA, 23847Saint James Episcopal Church is part of the Anglican and Episcopal family of churches in The American Church Story. 277 congregations of the Anglican and Episcopal family gather across Virginia — 5,448 across the United States on The Church Map.
Anglicans gave the English-speaking church the words it still prays in: the Book of Common Prayer, and a translation of Scripture that shaped four centuries of worship, writing, and speech. Holding evangelical, catholic, and liberal convictions inside one communion has made them a long school of patience for every tradition that came after.
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The community around Saint James Episcopal Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
- Food Insecurity: 28.8%
- Diabetes: 20.2%
- Obesity: 44.6%
- Social Isolation: 38.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 21.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.4%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.5%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Emporia city is served by 25 churches — about one congregation for every 227 residents.
Churches near Saint James Episcopal Church
- Bethel Revival Church — 0.1 mi away
- Church of God of Prophecy — 0.2 mi away
- New Life Christian Center — 0.2 mi away
- Bethel Community Fellowship — 0.2 mi away
- Apostolic Faith Church — 0.2 mi away
- Greens Chapel Number Two Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Royal Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- White Chapel Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- New Hope Worship Center — 0.4 mi away
- Calvary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
More Anglican churches nearby
- Christ Episcopal Church — 0.8 mi away
- Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church — 17.9 mi away in Lawrenceville, VA
- Saint Andrews Episcopal Church — 18 mi away in Lawrenceville, VA