First Baptist Church of Sharon

First Baptist Church of Sharon is a Baptist church in MS 39443.

Serving since 1881 · Part of Jones County Baptist Association

MS, 39443

First Baptist Church of Sharon is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Baptist Church of Sharon

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. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Obesity: 42.0%
  • Social Isolation: 36.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 21.1%
  • Diabetes: 16.8%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.3% (6.3–24.4%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 18.8% (10.0–27.5%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 15.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.5%

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

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