First Assembly of God Church

First Assembly of God Church is a Pentecostal church in Jackson, MS 39209. It is one of 479 churches in Jackson, and one of 11 Pentecostal congregations in the city.

Jackson, MS, 39209

Shares a ministry location with Central Community Church of God.

First Assembly of God Church is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 327 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Mississippi — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.

Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.

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The community around First Assembly of God 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 half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 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: 61.7% (41.9–81.5%)
  • Obesity: 53.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 51.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 47.5% (34.3–60.7%)
  • Social Isolation: 42.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 39.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 36.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 26.7%
  • Diabetes: 26.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 22.0% (14.3–29.7%)
  • Unemployment: 20.2% (9.7–30.6%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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

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