West Jackson Baptist Church

West Jackson Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Tupelo, MS 38801. It is one of 148 churches in Tupelo, and one of 25 Baptist congregations in the city.

Part of USA TODAY Network

Tupelo, MS, 38801

West Jackson Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,481 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Mississippi — 71,872 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.

Find West Jackson Baptist Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

The community around West Jackson Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. 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.

  • Child Poverty: 42.3% (27.1–58.1%)
  • Social Isolation: 37.1%
  • Obesity: 37.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.9% (14.4–29.3%)
  • Food Insecurity: 19.2%
  • Diabetes: 14.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.7% (7.1–18.4%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Tupelo city is served by 54 churches — about one congregation for every 592 residents.

Churches near West Jackson Baptist Church

More Baptist churches nearby

See all churches in Tupelo, MS · All churches in Mississippi