Church of the Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene is a church in Laurel, MS 39440. It is one of 144 churches in Laurel.

Laurel, MS, 39440

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 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. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 50.8% (33.9–67.6%)
  • Food Insecurity: 27.7%
  • Obesity: 43.7%
  • Social Isolation: 36.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.0% (18.5–39.4%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 20.3%
  • Diabetes: 17.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.2%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.1% (5.1–19.1%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Laurel city is served by 45 churches — about one congregation for every 217 residents.

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