Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church

Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 1700 25th Avenue in Gulfport, MS 39501. It is one of 161 churches in Gulfport, and one of 4 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.

1700 25th Avenue, Gulfport, MS, 39501

Phone: (228) 864-2272 · Website: https://stjohngulfport.org

Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 157 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Mississippi — 18,926 across the United States on The Church Map.

From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.

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The community around Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance. That is two thousand 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: 31.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.7% (15.4–32.1%)
  • Unemployment: 13.4% (2.6–24.4%)
  • Obesity: 41.8%
  • Social Isolation: 38.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.8%
  • Child Poverty: 30.4% (14.0–47.7%)
  • Poverty Rate: 24.8% (13.0–36.5%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.3%
  • Diabetes: 17.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%

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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