Where is First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi located?

First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi is at 607 W 5th St, Laurel, MS, 39440, Laurel, MS.

What time are services at First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi?

First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi meets Sunday at 9:15am (Schedule). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi?

First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi in Laurel, MS is a Baptist church. It is one of 12 Baptist congregations in Laurel.

First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi

First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi is a Baptist church at 607 W 5th St, Laurel, MS, 39440 in Laurel, MS. It is one of 144 churches in Laurel, and one of 12 Baptist congregations in the city.

607 W 5th St, Laurel, MS, 39440, Laurel, MS

Service times

Sunday 9:15am · Schedule

Phone: (601) 649-5710 · Website: https://fbclaurel.org/

First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,481 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Mississippi — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

Find First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

The community around First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi

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 3 in 4 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: 78.7%
Obesity: 49.2%
Poverty Rate: 42.6% (29.2–56.0%)
Food Insecurity: 38.0%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.7%
Housing Insecurity: 27.0%
Diabetes: 21.3%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.7%
Social Isolation: 39.2%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.9%
Transportation Barriers: 20.4%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.4%
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.0% (6.5–17.4%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near First Baptist Church of Laurel Mississippi

East Laurel Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
Keys Temple Church of God In Christ — 0.7 mi away
Providence Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
Eastside Assembly of God Church — 1.2 mi away
East Pleasant Grove Church — 1.2 mi away
Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away
Mallalieu United Methodist Church — 1.3 mi away
Grace Covenant Church — 1.3 mi away
Kingston United Methodist Church — 1.4 mi away
Second Avenue Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

Providence Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
Second Avenue Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away
Fifth Avenue Missionary Baptist Church — 1.5 mi away
Highland Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away
Mount Oral Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away

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