First Evangelical Lutheran Church

First Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church at 1000 3rd Avenue Southeast in Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. It is one of 163 churches in Cedar Rapids, and one of 12 Lutheran congregations in the city.

Part of Southeastern Iowa Synod

1000 3rd Avenue Southeast, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403

Service times

  • Saturday 5pm
  • Sunday 9am
  • Sunday 11:15am

Phone: +1-319-365-1494 · Website: https://www.firstlutherancr.org/

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

Ministries at First Evangelical Lutheran Church

  • Visitation Ministry

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The community around First Evangelical Lutheran Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

  • Social Isolation: 38.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.3% (14.0–36.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 23.3%
  • Obesity: 38.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.2%
  • Depression: 26.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 15.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.9%
  • Unemployment: 7.7% (1.4–14.0%)

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

Cedar Rapids city is served by 121 churches — about one congregation for every 984 residents.

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