First and Central Presbyterian Church
First and Central Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church Usa church at 1101 North Market Street in Wilmington, DE 19801. It is one of 170 churches in Wilmington.
Our mission is to seek the challenges of the city and to be a part of downtown Wilmington as we live into the realities of urban life.
First & Central is proudly progressive, and absolutely welcoming, with a mix of people of all types in leadership roles in the church.
Wheelchair accessible
1101 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE, 19801Service times
Sunday 11am (is September when we return to); Thursday 9am (Sept); Thursday 10am (Sept) (as listed)
Phone: (302) 654-5371 · Website: https://www.firstandcentral.org/
First and Central Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 51 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Delaware — 11,641 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.
Ministries at First and Central Presbyterian Church
- Mobile Shower Volunteering
- Summer Sanctuary
- Winter Sanctuary
- Wilmington Kitchen Collective
- Giving Tree
- Meals on Wheels
- Prom-style dances for LGBTQIA+ youths
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Latest from First & Central Presbyterian Church's YouTube channel: Worship Service November 1, 2026 (all videos).
The community around First and Central Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 households fear the power or water being shut off. 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: 81.0%
- Food Insecurity: 30.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.1%
- Obesity: 42.5%
- Social Isolation: 37.0%
- Poverty Rate: 27.4% (14.4–40.4%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 24.8%
- Unemployment: 11.0% (1.3–20.7%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.7%
- Transportation Barriers: 16.4%
- Diabetes: 14.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Wilmington city is served by 35 churches — about one congregation for every 2,029 residents.
Churches near First and Central Presbyterian Church
- Saint Joseph Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Wilmington Christian Center Church Worldwide — 0.2 mi away
- Ezion Fair Baptist Church Ezion — 0.2 mi away
- City of Love Church, North Campus — 0.2 mi away
- Grace United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- The Church of St. Patrick — 0.2 mi away
- Mount Zion Miracle Station Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Spring Church — 0.3 mi away
- Ezion-Mount Carmel United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Bethel AME Church — 0.4 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Hanover Presbyterian Church — 0.6 mi away
- City Church Wilmington — 0.6 mi away
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.9 mi away
- Green Hill Presbyterian Church — 2.3 mi away
- Community Presbyterian Church — 2.4 mi away in New Castle, DE
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