First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1005 Main St in Tunica, MS 38676-9187. It is one of 40 churches in Tunica, and one of 2 Baptist congregations in the city.

Our mission is to glorify God by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ, engaging Christ-followers in various ministries, and seeking to relate to others according to the law of God’s love.

We invite you to experience the community of faith in worship, fellowship, discipleship, evangelism, and ministry by participating in the Christian Life Opportunities available through FBC.

1005 Main St, Tunica, MS, 38676-9187

Phone: (662) 363-2665 · Website: https://fbctunica.org/

First 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 — 71,418 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.

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The community around First Baptist Church

In the few miles around this church, 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 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: 50.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 40.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 36.8% (24.5–49.1%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.4%
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.9%
  • Diabetes: 22.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.6%
  • Unemployment: 17.4% (6.3–28.6%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.2%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.8% (9.2–18.4%)

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

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