First Church of Jesus
First Church of Jesus is a Apostolic church at 1208 Franklin Avenue in Altavista, VA 24517. It is one of 27 churches in Altavista.
Pastor Witcher’s goal is to Preach God’s word with clarity and power that it may cause many to come to Christ and be saved.
1208 Franklin Avenue, Altavista, VA, 24517Phone: +1-434-369-4905 · Website: https://ministerwes.wixsite.com/fcoj
First Church of Jesus is part of the Apostolic / Oneness Pentecostal family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around First Church of Jesus
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 7 adults live with diabetes, and about 1 in 10 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: 33.3%
- Diabetes: 16.9%
- Unemployment: 10.8% (5.3–16.4%)
- Obesity: 39.0%
- Child Poverty: 25.3% (8.2–42.3%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.0%
- Depression: 23.2%
- Food Insecurity: 19.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.8%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Altavista town is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 210 residents.
Churches near First Church of Jesus
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Grace Community Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Peter's Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Pentecostal Holiness Church — 0.4 mi away
- Crossroads Ministries Church of God of Prophecy — 0.4 mi away
- True Gospel Sabbath Tabernacle — 0.4 mi away
- Lane Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Crosspoint Church — 0.5 mi away
- Altavista Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away