First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a church at 4432 Highway 15 N in Laurel, MS 39440. It is one of 96 churches in Laurel.

4432 Highway 15 N, Laurel, MS, 39440

Phone: (601) 649-0260 · Website: https://fbclaurel.org/

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Baptist Church

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 about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 51.8% (37.4–67.0%)
  • Poverty Rate: 31.6% (21.2–42.0%)
  • Food Insecurity: 30.0%
  • Obesity: 44.7%
  • Social Isolation: 37.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.8%
  • Diabetes: 17.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.4% (4.9–20.0%)

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

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