Gulf Gardens Baptist Church

Gulf Gardens Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 37th Avenue in Gulfport, MS 39501. It is one of 157 churches in Gulfport, and one of 14 Baptist congregations in the city.

37th Avenue, Gulfport, MS, 39501

Gulf Gardens Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Gulf Gardens Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than 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.

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  • Social Isolation: 40.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 36.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 30.2% (20.4–40.0%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.3% (12.6–30.1%)
  • Diabetes: 19.6%
  • Unemployment: 14.5% (4.4–24.9%)
  • Obesity: 43.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.8%
  • Child Poverty: 31.9% (15.1–49.3%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.9%

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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