Zion First Church of God in Christ
Zion First Church of God in Christ is a Church Of God In Christ church at 1451 8th Street in Oakland, CA 94607. It is one of 485 churches in Oakland, and one of 10 Church Of God In Christ congregations in the city.
Our vision is to expand this ministry, through building on the legacy of our predecessors of Zion First.
1451 8th Street, Oakland, CA, 94607Phone: (510) 893-7596
Zion First Church of God in Christ is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,461 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across California — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.
Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.
Ministries at Zion First Church of God in Christ
- College Supplemental Fund
- After School Academic / Enrichment Programs
- Outreach / Mission Expansion Programs
- Food Bank Distribution Expansion
- Environmental Cultural Center
- Ministerial Enrichment Activities and Programs
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The community around Zion First Church of God in Christ
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on, and about 1 in 5 describe their own health as fair or poor. 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: 39.8%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.7%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.7%
- Food Insecurity: 19.9%
- Poverty Rate: 19.7% (11.4–28.0%)
- Housing Insecurity: 17.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.6%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Oakland city is served by 272 churches — about one congregation for every 1,609 residents.
Churches near Zion First Church of God in Christ
- Iddi Oakland — 0.1 mi away
- True Light Church Of God In Christ — 0.1 mi away
- Center Street Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Harvest Holy Ground Church — 0.2 mi away
- Trinity Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Olivet Oakland Church — 0.2 mi away
- Pentecostal Way of Truth — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Patrick Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Bay Community Fellowship — 0.3 mi away
- Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- Pentecostal Way of Truth — 0.2 mi away
- Morning Star Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Mingleton Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Pentecostal House of Truth — 0.6 mi away
- Mingleton Temple — 0.8 mi away
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