First Presbyterian Church of Laurel
First Presbyterian Church of Laurel is a Presbyterian church in Laurel, MS 39440. It is one of 144 churches in Laurel, and one of 3 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Laurel, MS, 39440Shares a ministry location with First-Trinity Presbyterian Church.
First Presbyterian Church of Laurel is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 190 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Mississippi — 11,342 across the United States on The Church Map.
Presbyterians gave American Christianity much of its backbone: seminaries, catechisms, and shared government by elders rather than by one man, a habit that shaped the country's civic life as much as its churches. They have been among the most persistent builders of colleges, hospitals, and mission agencies this nation has.
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The community around First Presbyterian Church of Laurel
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 a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 71.0%
- Food Insecurity: 25.9%
- Obesity: 43.7%
- Social Isolation: 38.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.2%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.9%
- Poverty Rate: 25.1% (13.2–37.0%)
- Housing Insecurity: 20.1%
- Diabetes: 16.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.8%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.7% (5.4–22.0%)
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Laurel city is served by 45 churches — about one congregation for every 217 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church of Laurel
- First-Trinity Presbyterian Church — 0 mi away
- First United Methodist Church of Laurel — 0.1 mi away
- Saint John Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church of Laurel — 0.1 mi away
- Agape Church — 0.2 mi away
- Golden Harvest Ministries Church — 0.2 mi away
- LivingWord House of Israel Ministry — 0.3 mi away
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Pentecostal Church of Laurel — 0.4 mi away
- Friendship Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 1.3 mi away
- Trinity Presbyterian Church — 2 mi away
- Covenant Presbyterian Church — 2.1 mi away
- Ellisville Presbyterian Church, ARP — 7.3 mi away in Ellisville, MS
- McFarland Presbyterian Church — 13.2 mi away in Heidelberg, MS
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