Jackson.htm 01/29/2004

Directions to Faith Baptist Church
Water Valley, Mississippi 38965

From Jackson, MS

Approximate Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Church Phone: 662-473-1661

1. Take I-55 North from Jackson, Mississippi towards Memphis, TN.
2. Half way to Memphs, TN on I-55, you will pass Grenada, MS.
3. About 7 miles north of the last Grenada exit, you will approach the
        Coffeeville and Water Valley Exit. (Highway 7 North).
4. Take the Coffeeville-Water Valley Exit, bearing towards the Right at
        the end of the exit ramp. This places you onto Highway 7 North.
5. Proceed on Highway 7 North for about 40 minutes.
        [ The town of Coffeeville is the halfway point on Highway 7 to Water Valley. ]
6. Travel about 20 minutes North of Coffeeville until you come to the place
        where Highway 7 widens into a double-divided four lane.
7. Shortly after Highway 7 widens, you will encounter a four-way stop
       intersection, at which Highway 7 and Highway 32 junction.
        [ An Exxon Gas Station, with a Basken-Robbins
        Ice Cream shop, is located on the right hand corner. ]
8. Turn Right onto Highway 32, and proceed East about a half mile until
        Highway 32 "T’s" into OLD Highway 7 (which runs North and South).
9. Turn LEFT onto OLD Highway 7 (which will head you North into town).
10. Proceed through town, until the 4th traffic light which is at a "Y" fork
      in the road.
11. Bear to the Right at the "Y" fork.
        [ You will pass the large First Baptist Church building on your left.
          at this point the right fork is named Central Street.]
12. Proceed to the next (the 5^th) Traffic Light.
        [ At this light there is a city park on the left and an Amoco Gas Station on
        the right. ]
13. Travel past the traffic light one short block to Myers Street.
        [Myers Street is just past a Shell Gas Station on the left after the traffic light.]
14. Turn Right onto Myers Street.
15. Proceed a short block across Eckford Street into the Church Parking Lot.
        [ You will cross over a small one lane street as you enter the parking lot.]
        This is Eckford Street. The church is to your left and the parsonage is to
        your right. The large gray-colored metal building directly in front of you
        is our new "gymnatorium."]

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