First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Decatur, IL 62523. It is one of 162 churches in Decatur, and one of 2 Presbyterian congregations in the city.

First Presbyterian is a Matthew 25 church, a Presbyterian program that promotes the witness of the church by building congregational vitality, dismantling structural racism and eradicating systemic poverty.

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Decatur, IL, 62523

First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Presbyterian Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, 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: 49.8%
  • Social Isolation: 40.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 37.4% (23.9–50.8%)
  • Food Insecurity: 36.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.0%
  • Unemployment: 16.6% (6.4–26.8%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
  • Diabetes: 15.1%
  • Depression: 24.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Decatur city is served by 57 churches — about one congregation for every 932 residents.

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