First Lutheran Church

First Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church at 88 Grove Street in Waterbury, CT 06704. It is one of 98 churches in Waterbury, and one of 2 Lutheran congregations in the city.

88 Grove Street, Waterbury, CT, 06704

First Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Lutheran Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 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: 51.4%
  • Obesity: 48.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 43.2% (30.7–55.7%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.6%
  • Social Isolation: 40.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 38.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 30.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 26.6%
  • Diabetes: 21.6%
  • Unemployment: 15.8% (5.2–26.3%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.0%
  • Child Poverty: 23.7% (8.9–38.5%)
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.3% (7.5–19.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Waterbury city is served by 53 churches — about one congregation for every 2,160 residents.

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