First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Florence, AL 35630. It is one of 211 churches in Florence.

Florence, AL, 35630

Shares a ministry location with Eastside Church of Christ.

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 about a mile of this church, nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. 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.

  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.3% (15.0–31.6%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.1%
  • Depression: 27.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 23.6% (13.2–34.0%)
  • Food Insecurity: 21.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.2%

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

Florence city is served by 74 churches — about one congregation for every 481 residents.

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