First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Pascagoula, MS 39581. It is one of 59 churches in Pascagoula.

Pascagoula, MS, 39581

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 33 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Mississippi — 4,365 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Wesleyan-Holiness churches have insisted that God does not merely forgive people, he changes them — and they took that straight to the poorest streets they could find. The Salvation Army's kettles and soup lines, a century of rescue missions, and an early and costly record of ordaining women all came out of this family.

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The community around First Church of the Nazarene

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 adults live with obesity, and about a third 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.

Obesity: 48.3%
Food Insecurity: 33.2%
Poverty Rate: 32.2% (19.8–44.6%)
Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.2%
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.5% (9.8–31.2%)
Diabetes: 18.9%
Social Isolation: 38.1%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.4%
Housing Insecurity: 24.8%
Transportation Barriers: 17.2%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.2%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.0%
Unemployment: 10.3% (2.5–18.1%)

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 the Nazarene

Church of God — 0.2 mi away
Bethel Assembly of God Church — 0.2 mi away
Unity Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Chicot Road Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
Pascagoula CYO — 0.5 mi away
Spencer Memorial Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
New Vision Church — 0.5 mi away
Ingalls Avenue Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.6 mi away

More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby

Salvation Army — 1.1 mi away
Crossroads Church Of The Nazarene — 12.3 mi away in Ocean Springs, MS
Wesleyan Church — 17.4 mi away in Irvington, AL
Crossroads Church Of The Nazarene — 20.6 mi away in Biloxi, MS

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