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

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 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third have no one they feel they can count on. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

Food Insecurity: 29.6%
Social Isolation: 38.0%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.0%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.9%
Housing Insecurity: 24.1%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.0%
Obesity: 37.6%
Child Poverty: 23.1% (3.2–43.0%)
Poverty Rate: 21.2% (12.5–30.0%)
Transportation Barriers: 15.1%
Diabetes: 14.6%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.2%
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.3% (2.5–20.1%)
Unemployment: 6.9% (2.4–11.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
Iglesia De Cristo Miel Bakersfield — 0.1 mi away
Plaza Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
Bakersfield International Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.3 mi away
Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
Coronodo Gardens Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
Plaza Iglesia Cristiana — 0.4 mi away
Community of Christ — 0.4 mi away
Grace Assembly of God — 0.5 mi away
Rising Star Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away

More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby

First Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
East Hills Nazarene Church — 5 mi away

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