First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Pontotoc, MS 38863. It is one of 26 churches in Pontotoc, and one of 3 Baptist congregations in the city.
Our Mission: To Grow The Kingdom of God Wide and Deep
Pontotoc, MS, 38863First 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 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 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 lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 35.7%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.2%
- Food Insecurity: 20.6%
- Obesity: 39.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 15.3%
- Diabetes: 15.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.7% (7.5–15.9%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Pontotoc city is served by 10 churches — about one congregation for every 573 residents.
Churches near First Baptist Church
- First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Crossroads Outreach Church — 0.1 mi away
- Transforming Lives Ministries — 0.1 mi away in Tupelo, MS
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Pontotoc Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Community Bible Church — 0.4 mi away
- Pontotoc Second Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- McDonald United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Good Shepherd Church of God — 0.8 mi away
- Church of Christ — 1 mi away