First Church of the Nazarene
First Church of the Nazarene is a church in La Junta, CO 81050. It is one of 29 churches in La Junta.
La Junta, CO, 81050First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 60 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Colorado — 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.
Ministries at First Church of the Nazarene
- Youth Ministry
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The community around First Church of the Nazarene
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 of working-age adults live without health insurance, and nearly a quarter 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 households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 40.6% (21.8–59.4%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.4%
- Poverty Rate: 26.2% (17.0–35.4%)
- Depression: 23.1%
- Diabetes: 14.4%
- Unemployment: 7.4% (2.3–12.5%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
La Junta city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 233 residents.
Churches near First Church of the Nazarene
- Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
- First Assembly of God Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Church of Christ, Scientist — 0.2 mi away
- Holy Cross St Andrew Lutheran — 0.2 mi away
- Crossroads Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- The United Methodist Church of La Junta — 0.3 mi away
- First Church of God — 0.3 mi away
- Calvary Church La Junta — 0.3 mi away
More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby
- First Church of the Nazarene — 0.8 mi away
- First Church Of The Nazarene — 18.6 mi away in Las Animas, CO