University Presbyterian Church
University Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 139 East Alameda Drive in Tempe, AZ 85282. It is one of 122 churches in Tempe, and one of 3 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
139 East Alameda Drive, Tempe, AZ, 85282University Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 110 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Arizona — 11,638 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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Latest from University Presbyterian Church's YouTube channel: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 13, 2026 (all videos).
The community around University Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line, and about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. 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: 32.3%
- Poverty Rate: 17.9% (10.9–24.9%)
- Unemployment: 7.4% (3.6–11.3%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 1 census tracts near this church.
Tempe city is served by 41 churches — about one congregation for every 4,386 residents.
Churches near University Presbyterian Church
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.1 mi away
- Tempe Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Antioch Community Church — 0.4 mi away
- Great Commission Pentecostal Church — 0.6 mi away
- St Augustine's Episcopal Church — 0.6 mi away
- Iglesia Apostolica de la Fe en Cristo Jesus — 0.6 mi away
- Casa de Paz — 0.7 mi away
- Guardian Angels Catholic Community — 0.7 mi away
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church — 0.7 mi away
- Community Christian Church — 0.7 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Iglesia Apostolica de la Fe en Cristo Jesus — 0.6 mi away
- Reconciled Church of South Scottsdale — 3.9 mi away in Scottsdale, AZ
- New Life — 4 mi away in Mesa, AZ
- Valley Korean Presbyterian Church — 4.2 mi away in Mesa, AZ
- Mission del Sol Presbyterian Church — 4.7 mi away