University Baptist Church
University Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Starkville, MS 39759. It is one of 120 churches in Starkville, and one of 38 Baptist congregations in the city.
Our mission is to create a sanctuary where every individual is valued and accepted. We strive to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly, reflecting the boundless love of our Creator.
At University Baptist Church, where "UBU@UBC" echoes our inclusive spirit, we embody the transformative love of Jesus. We welcome everyone to join us in worship, celebrating the diversity within God's community.
Starkville, MS, 39759Website: http://www.ubcstarkville.org/
University Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,483 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Mississippi — 71,417 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.
Ministries at University Baptist Church
- Local Service
- Global Missions
- Interfaith Collaboration
- Youth and Family Programs
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The community around University Baptist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 the people here live below the poverty line. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, 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 households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Poverty Rate: 31.5% (19.9–43.1%)
- Social Isolation: 36.6%
- Food Insecurity: 22.1%
- Obesity: 37.2%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.1%
- Child Poverty: 24.3% (10.3–38.6%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.2%
- Housing Insecurity: 17.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.5%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.4%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.1% (6.6–17.6%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Churches near University Baptist Church
- Wesley Community Church — 0.4 mi away
- New Horizons Christian Fellowship — 0.5 mi away
- Grace Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
- Meadowview Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Celebrate Recovery Golden Triangle — 0.7 mi away
- New Horizons Christian Fellowship — 0.7 mi away
- Northside Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
- Starkville Church of God — 0.9 mi away
- Starkville Community Church — 1 mi away
- Starkville Global Methodist Church — 1.1 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Meadowview Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Emmanuel Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
- Second Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
- Missionary Baptist — 1.2 mi away
- Christian Faith MB Church — 1.2 mi away
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