First Baptist Church of Gulfport

First Baptist Church of Gulfport is a Baptist church at 12190 Highway 605 in Gulfport, MS 39503. It is one of 162 churches in Gulfport, and one of 16 Baptist congregations in the city.

Our Mission: To educate individuals in the arts, inspire them to use those talents for Jesus, and equip them to do so in a Christian environment.

At First Baptist Gulfport, we believe that a natural reflection of our love for God is worship, and that worship should invade every aspect of our lives.

12190 Highway 605, Gulfport, MS, 39503

Service times

  • Sunday 9am

Phone: +1-228-831-3400 · Website: https://fbcgulfport.org/

First Baptist Church of Gulfport 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.

Ministries at First Baptist Church of Gulfport

  • Worship Ministries

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Upcoming events at First Baptist Church of Gulfport

  • Sat, Aug 8 · All day: Spruce Pine Mission Trip
  • Sun, Aug 9 · 9 AM: Worship Service — Worship Center, 12190 Highway 605, Gulfport, MS 39503
  • Sun, Aug 9 · 10 AM: Life Groups - Preschool/Children/Students/Adults — First Baptist Church Gulfport, 12190 Highway 605, Gulfport, MS 39503
  • Sun, Aug 9 · 11:30 AM: Pace Setters Luncheon — Gym, 12190 Highway 605, Gulfport, MS 39503
  • Sun, Aug 9 · 5 PM: Re|Engage Marriage Enrichment — First Baptist Church Gulfport, 12190 Highway 605, Gulfport, MS 39503

From First Baptist Church of Gulfport's public calendar (https://fbcgulfport.org/). Times are the church's local time.

The community around First Baptist Church of Gulfport

Within about a mile of this church, about 1 in 7 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter 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 the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

  • Unemployment: 13.9% (3.9–23.9%)
  • Social Isolation: 37.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 23.3%
  • Obesity: 38.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 20.8% (10.0–31.5%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 17.8%
  • Diabetes: 13.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.8% (7.4–18.3%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 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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