First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 15th Street in Gulfport, MS 39501. It is one of 159 churches in Gulfport, and one of 5 Methodist congregations in the city.

15th Street, Gulfport, MS, 39501

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

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The community around First United Methodist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. Nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance, and about 1 in 7 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 29.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.4% (15.2–31.5%)
  • Unemployment: 13.2% (2.8–23.9%)
  • Obesity: 41.2%
  • Social Isolation: 38.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 23.4% (11.8–35.1%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.3%
  • Diabetes: 17.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.6%
  • Child Poverty: 29.5% (13.4–46.8%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.4%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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

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