Morning Star Baptist Church

Morning Star Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1406 Elizabeth Avenue in Hattiesburg, MS 39401. It is one of 182 churches in Hattiesburg, and one of 31 Baptist congregations in the city.

1406 Elizabeth Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS, 39401

Phone: +1-601-582-8858

Morning Star Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Morning Star Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 36.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.2%
  • Diabetes: 19.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.0%
  • Obesity: 43.5%
  • Social Isolation: 37.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 23.1% (8.0–38.2%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.3% (3.6–23.1%)
  • Unemployment: 7.5% (0.5–15.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Hattiesburg city is served by 74 churches — about one congregation for every 689 residents.

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