First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Visalia, CA 93291. It is one of 134 churches in Visalia.

Visalia, CA, 93291

Shares a ministry location with Praise Center Church.

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 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

Food Insecurity: 39.1%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.8%
Poverty Rate: 36.3% (25.4–47.2%)
Housing Insecurity: 29.7%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 23.7%
Unemployment: 12.7% (4.5–21.1%)
Social Isolation: 38.5%
Child Poverty: 37.5% (19.5–55.9%)
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.7%
Transportation Barriers: 19.6%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.8%
Diabetes: 15.1%
Obesity: 38.6%
Depression: 23.4%

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

Visalia city is served by 50 churches — about one congregation for every 2,507 residents.

Churches near First Church of the Nazarene

Praise Center Church — 0 mi away
Iglesia Centro Familiar Cosecha Abundante - Visalia — 0.2 mi away
Apostolic Truth Tabernacle — 0.2 mi away
First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
Recover Church — 0.2 mi away
First Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
Victory Outreach Church — 0.2 mi away
Christian Faith Fellowship — 0.3 mi away
Christ Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
Revive Worship Center — 0.3 mi away

More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby

Visalia Nazarene Church — 3 mi away
Exeter Church of the Nazarene — 8.7 mi away in Exeter, CA
Church of the Nazarene — 9 mi away in Tulare, CA
Tulare Church of the Nazarene — 9.5 mi away in Tulare, CA
First Church of the Nazarene — 14.7 mi away in Lindsay, CA

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