First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Grenada, MS 38901. It is one of 72 churches in Grenada.

Grenada, MS, 38901

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 33 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Mississippi — 4,365 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Wesleyan-Holiness churches have insisted that God does not merely forgive people, he changes them — and they took that straight to the poorest streets they could find. The Salvation Army's kettles and soup lines, a century of rescue missions, and an early and costly record of ordaining women all came out of this family.

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The community around First Church of the Nazarene

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Obesity: 48.3%
  • Child Poverty: 42.7% (27.2–58.2%)
  • Food Insecurity: 30.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.0%
  • Diabetes: 19.3%
  • Social Isolation: 38.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 26.1% (16.1–36.2%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%
  • Unemployment: 7.1% (1.6–12.7%)

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

Grenada city is served by 29 churches — about one congregation for every 369 residents.

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