First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 560 East Broad Street in West Point, MS 39773. It is one of 76 churches in West Point, and one of 20 Baptist congregations in the city.

560 East Broad Street, West Point, MS, 39773

Phone: +1 662 494 4213 · Website: http://www.firstbaptistwp.com/

First 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 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 52.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 41.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 38.1% (25.0–51.1%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.0%
  • Diabetes: 22.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.2%
  • Unemployment: 13.4% (4.6–22.2%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

West Point city is served by 30 churches — about one congregation for every 244 residents.

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