First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church at 1707 Shelmire Avenue in Philadelphia, PA 19111. It is one of 1,763 churches in Philadelphia.

1707 Shelmire Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19111

Shares a ministry location with Assembleia de Deus Missoes.

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Church of the Nazarene

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 a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.0% (9.5–30.4%)
  • Unemployment: 10.6% (5.4–15.9%)
  • Child Poverty: 24.9% (10.3–39.9%)
  • Depression: 23.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 20.3% (11.8–28.9%)
  • Diabetes: 14.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2022, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Philadelphia city is served by 1,051 churches — about one congregation for every 1,515 residents.

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