First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Gadsden, AL 35901. It is one of 215 churches in Gadsden, and one of 6 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Serving since 1944
Gadsden, AL, 35901Shares a ministry location with Cornerstone Church.
First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 352 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Alabama — 11,342 across the United States on The Church Map.
Presbyterians gave American Christianity much of its backbone: seminaries, catechisms, and shared government by elders rather than by one man, a habit that shaped the country's civic life as much as its churches. They have been among the most persistent builders of colleges, hospitals, and mission agencies this nation has.
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The community around First Presbyterian Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 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 adults live with obesity. 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.
- Child Poverty: 84.9%
- Obesity: 50.2%
- Poverty Rate: 35.3% (23.6–47.0%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.4%
- Food Insecurity: 34.2%
- Diabetes: 20.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.3%
- Unemployment: 12.3% (3.2–21.5%)
- Social Isolation: 38.5%
- Housing Insecurity: 24.1%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.2% (9.6–24.7%)
- Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.1%
- Depression: 23.7%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Gadsden city is served by 121 churches — about one congregation for every 258 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Cornerstone Church — 0 mi away
- Gadsden First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint James Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Gadsden Vineyard Church — 0.2 mi away
- Sweet Home Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Friendship Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Henry Street Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Christian Science Society Church — 0.4 mi away
- Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter — 0.4 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Eastside Presbyterian Church — 1.6 mi away
- Trinity Presbyterian Church-USA — 1.8 mi away
- Etowah Cumberland Presbyterian Church — 1.9 mi away
- Ward Memorial Presbyterian Church — 2.4 mi away
- Walnut Park Presbyterian Church — 2.9 mi away