First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 1324 Marion Street in Columbia, SC 29201. It is one of 423 churches in Columbia, and one of 12 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
By the power of the Holy Spirit we seek to develop a vital preaching and teaching ministry, aimed at drawing men and women to Christ; healing, comforting, and nurturing them in the faith; equipping them for service, and deploying them effectively into all walks of life.
1324 Marion Street, Columbia, SC, 29201Website: http://www.firstprescolumbia.org/
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 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,100 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.
- Child Poverty: 90.7%
- Poverty Rate: 53.2%
- Social Isolation: 40.2%
- Food Insecurity: 25.4% (19.4–32.3%)
- Depression: 31.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 16.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 16.1%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6% (10.3–19.0%)
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Columbia city is served by 119 churches — about one congregation for every 960 residents.
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- Trinity Episcopal Cathedral — 0.2 mi away
- Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina — 0.2 mi away
- Church of the Apostles — 0.3 mi away
- Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- Church of the Good Shepherd — 0.4 mi away
- Wesley Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away