South Jefferson Baptist Church
South Jefferson Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1701 South Jefferson Avenue in Mount Pleasant, TX 75455. It is one of 45 churches in Mount Pleasant, and one of 12 Baptist congregations in the city.
Located in Mt. Pleasant, TX, South Jefferson Baptist Church is a vibrant, growing, family-oriented church which is driven by a simple, scriptural, three-fold philosophy of ministry: Exalt the Savior – John 14:6Edify the Saints – Ephesians 4:12Evangelize the Sinner – I Timothy 1:15
1701 South Jefferson Avenue, Mount Pleasant, TX, 75455South Jefferson Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 7,377 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Texas — 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.
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The community around South Jefferson Baptist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. Nearly a quarter of working-age adults live without health insurance, and nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance. 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.
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.6%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 28.4%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 24.4% (17.5–31.3%)
- Obesity: 41.0%
- Poverty Rate: 22.1% (13.5–30.6%)
- Diabetes: 16.9%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Mount Pleasant city is served by 25 churches — about one congregation for every 681 residents.
Churches near South Jefferson Baptist Church
- First Christian Church — 0.1 mi away in Mt Pleasant, TX
- Christian Faith Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mt Pleasant Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away in Mt Pleasant, TX
- Saint Marks Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
- Church of Christ — 0.8 mi away
- Church of God of Prophecy — 0.8 mi away
- Dellwood Park Assembly of God — 0.8 mi away in Mt Pleasant, TX
- Choctaw Baptist Church — 1 mi away in Mt Pleasant, TX
- Southside Church of Christ — 1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Christian Faith Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mt Pleasant Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away in Mt Pleasant, TX
- Highland Park Baptist Church — 1.3 mi away
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church — 1.4 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away
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