First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. It is one of 249 churches in Tuscaloosa.

Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401

Shares a ministry location with West Highland Baptist Church.

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 97 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Alabama — 4,365 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Wesleyan-Holiness churches have insisted that God does not merely forgive people, he changes them — and they took that straight to the poorest streets they could find. The Salvation Army's kettles and soup lines, a century of rescue missions, and an early and costly record of ordaining women all came out of this family.

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The community around First Church of the Nazarene

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about 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 the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

Obesity: 45.5%
Poverty Rate: 32.8% (20.1–45.6%)
Food Insecurity: 31.2%
Social Isolation: 38.0%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.0%
Housing Insecurity: 21.9%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.6%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.3%
Depression: 26.3%
Transportation Barriers: 16.7%
Diabetes: 13.4%

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

Tuscaloosa city is served by 142 churches — about one congregation for every 688 residents.

Churches near First Church of the Nazarene

West Highland Baptist Church — 0 mi away
Emmanuel Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Cornerstone Full Gospel Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Church of God — 0.4 mi away
Church Without Walls — 0.5 mi away
Central Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
Salvation Army Church — 0.6 mi away
Covenant Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
Grace Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
Christ Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa — 0.6 mi away

More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby

Salvation Army Church — 0.6 mi away
Southside Church of the Nazarene — 1.1 mi away
First Wesleyan Church — 3.3 mi away
Northport Church of the Nazarene — 4 mi away in Northport, AL
Wesleyan Holiness Church — 4.9 mi away

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