East Jerusalem Baptist Church
East Jerusalem Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Laurel, MS 39440. It is one of 96 churches in Laurel, and one of 23 Baptist congregations in the city.
Laurel, MS, 39440East Jerusalem Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around East Jerusalem Baptist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 82.9%
- Food Insecurity: 26.9%
- Obesity: 44.5%
- Social Isolation: 38.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.1%
- Poverty Rate: 26.8% (14.5–39.2%)
- Housing Insecurity: 20.5%
- Diabetes: 17.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.0%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.5%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.4% (6.5–22.3%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Laurel city is served by 45 churches — about one congregation for every 217 residents.
Churches near East Jerusalem Baptist Church
- LivingWord House of Israel Ministry — 0.3 mi away
- Friendship Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Golden Harvest Ministries Church — 0.4 mi away
- Calvary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Triumph Church — 0.4 mi away
- Morning Star Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Pine Grove MB Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Allen Chapel — 0.5 mi away
- Agape Church — 0.5 mi away
- Saint John Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away