First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Jackson, MS 39204. It is one of 479 churches in Jackson.

Jackson, MS, 39204

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 33 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Mississippi — 4,365 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Wesleyan-Holiness churches have insisted that God does not merely forgive people, he changes them — and they took that straight to the poorest streets they could find. The Salvation Army's kettles and soup lines, a century of rescue missions, and an early and costly record of ordaining women all came out of this family.

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The community around First Church of the Nazarene

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. About 2 in 3 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: 70.9% (51.0–90.8%)
Obesity: 53.1%
Food Insecurity: 50.3%
Poverty Rate: 48.3% (32.9–63.6%)
Social Isolation: 43.0%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.7%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.4%
Housing Insecurity: 37.3%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.3%
Transportation Barriers: 26.8%
Diabetes: 21.4%
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.1% (12.6–29.7%)
Unemployment: 14.8% (7.8–21.9%)
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.6% (13.4–22.7%)

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.

Churches near First Church of the Nazarene

Disciples Of Christ Family Worship Center — 0.1 mi away in Edwards, MS
Apostolic Church Jackson — 0.3 mi away
Church Of The Apostles' Doctrine — 0.3 mi away
Southside Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
New Jerusalem Church — 0.6 mi away
Christian’s Community Center — 0.6 mi away
First Independent Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.6 mi away
Southside Assembly of God Church — 0.6 mi away
New Horizon Church — 0.7 mi away

More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby

Grace Church of the Nazarene — 1.7 mi away
Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene — 2.7 mi away
Bethany Church of the Nazarene — 3.2 mi away

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