First Church of La Junta
First Church of La Junta is a Presbyterian church at 111 E 20th St in La Junta, CO 81050-3434. It is one of 29 churches in La Junta.
The vision of First Presbyterian Church of La Junta is create a community of authentic believers and to witness a city transformed by the life changing reality of the gospel, as people come to know Jesus as their lord and savior.
A space where the community meets Jesus and one another, gathering to grow in faith and friendship, then leaving to share His hope with all.
111 E 20th St, La Junta, CO, 81050-3434Service times
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30am
Phone: +17193842852 · Website: https://firstchurchlajunta.org/
Shares a ministry location with First Presbyterian Church.
First Church of La Junta is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 142 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Colorado — 11,342 across the United States on The Church Map.
Presbyterians gave American Christianity much of its backbone: seminaries, catechisms, and shared government by elders rather than by one man, a habit that shaped the country's civic life as much as its churches. They have been among the most persistent builders of colleges, hospitals, and mission agencies this nation has.
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The community around First Church of La Junta
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 40.6% (21.8–59.4%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
- Poverty Rate: 25.8% (16.7–35.0%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.9%
- Depression: 23.1%
- Diabetes: 14.3%
- Unemployment: 7.0% (2.1–12.0%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
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- Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Assembly of God Church — 0.5 mi away
- First Assembly Of God — 0.5 mi away
- Crossroads Church — 0.6 mi away
- Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
- First Church of the Nazarene — 0.6 mi away
- First Church of God — 0.8 mi away
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