First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Byhalia, MS 38611. It is one of 60 churches in Byhalia, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

Byhalia, MS, 38611

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,481 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Mississippi — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

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The community around First Baptist Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of 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: 35.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 33.1%
  • Diabetes: 22.5%
  • Obesity: 43.6%
  • Social Isolation: 38.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 26.5% (16.1–36.8%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.5% (12.8–26.1%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.1%

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

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