Burton Memorial Methodist Church

Burton Memorial Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Gulfport, MS 39501. It is one of 159 churches in Gulfport, and one of 5 Methodist congregations in the city.

Gulfport, MS, 39501

Burton Memorial Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Burton Memorial Methodist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Food Insecurity: 37.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 24.2% (15.8–32.5%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.2%
  • Diabetes: 18.3%
  • Unemployment: 15.9% (3.1–28.7%)
  • Obesity: 44.2%
  • Social Isolation: 39.8%
  • Child Poverty: 35.3% (17.6–53.0%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 28.5% (15.2–41.8%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Gulfport city is served by 38 churches — about one congregation for every 1,727 residents.

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