First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Bakersfield, CA 93304. It is one of 434 churches in Bakersfield.

Bakersfield, CA, 93304

Shares a ministry location with Iglesia De Cristo Miel Bakersfield.

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 304 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across California — 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 a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 30.5%
  • Social Isolation: 38.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 24.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.4%
  • Obesity: 37.9%
  • Child Poverty: 24.6% (4.7–44.5%)
  • Poverty Rate: 21.1% (12.2–30.1%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.5%
  • Diabetes: 14.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.4% (2.7–22.0%)
  • Unemployment: 7.3% (2.4–12.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Bakersfield city is served by 97 churches — about one congregation for every 3,983 residents.

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