First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 205 South Church Avenue in Louisville, MS 39339. It is one of 36 churches in Louisville, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

We want to go and tell. God has given us the greatest news the world has ever known and we want to engage our communities, love our neighbors, and share the love of Jesus with the people that we do life with.

We are a multigenerational family that has a desire to know Jesus, become like Jesus, and live for Jesus.

Part of Immanuel Network

205 South Church Avenue, Louisville, MS, 39339

Phone: +1 662 773 6246 · Website: https://fbclouisville.org/

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

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The community around First Baptist Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

  • Child Poverty: 85.6%
  • Obesity: 45.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 41.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 37.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.7%
  • Diabetes: 22.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.5%
  • Social Isolation: 37.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.8%
  • Unemployment: 8.9% (1.3–16.5%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.0% (7.5–22.5%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Louisville city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 271 residents.

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