Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Pass Christian ( pronounced `` kris-CHAN '' or `` kris-chee-ANN '' ( rather than `` KRIS-chin '' as in an adherent to Christianity ) ) , nicknamed The Pass , is a city in Harrison County , Mississippi , United States , along the Gulf of Mexico .
Simplified: Pass Christian is a city in Harrison County , Mississippi , United States , along the Gulf of Mexico .