Church of the First Born House of Prayer

The community around Church of the First Born House of Prayer

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 half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 56.2%
• Obesity: 49.5%
• Social Isolation: 40.8%
• Food Insecurity: 39.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 29.2%
• Diabetes: 21.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.6%
• Poverty Rate: 29.4% (17.1–41.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 20.3%
• Unemployment: 8.5% (2.4–14.7%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.8% (7.1–18.5%)

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

Jackson city is served by 237 churches — about one congregation for every 627 residents.

Churches near Church of the First Born House of Prayer

• True Gospel Church of God in Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Mount Zion Church of Christ Holiness — 0.3 mi away
• Greater Northside Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Pure Light Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• New Travelers Rest Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Greater Love Temple COGIC MS — 0.7 mi away
• New Life In Christ — 0.7 mi away
• Epicenter Church — 0.7 mi away
• Shiloh MB Church — 0.7 mi away
• New McRaven Hill Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away