First Church of God

The community around First Church of God

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Obesity: 49.1%
• Social Isolation: 40.2%
• Food Insecurity: 36.4%
• Poverty Rate: 30.7% (22.0–39.4%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.5%
• Diabetes: 18.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.2%
• Child Poverty: 35.4% (23.1–47.7%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.2%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.4% (10.8–22.0%)
• Unemployment: 9.1% (4.7–13.5%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Pascagoula city is served by 38 churches — about one congregation for every 532 residents.

Churches near First Church of God

• Arlington Heights Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• Becky Bacot United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Iglesia Casa Del Alfarero Manto De Restauracion — 0.7 mi away
• New Vision Church — 0.8 mi away
• Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ — 0.8 mi away
• West Salem Baptist Church, Piave — 0.8 mi away in Richton, MS
• Church on the Rock — 0.8 mi away
• The Extraordinary Church — 0.8 mi away
• Spencer Memorial Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
• Bible Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away