First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Gainesville, FL 32601. It is one of 303 churches in Gainesville, and one of 8 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Gainesville, FL, 32601First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 494 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Florida — 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 Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,400 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.
- Poverty Rate: 58.5%
- Depression: 28.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.8%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.1% (11.4–20.9%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Gainesville city is served by 120 churches — about one congregation for every 1,073 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- City Church — 0.2 mi away
- Holy Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- PowerHouse Faith & Praise Church of God — 0.3 mi away
- Unity Church of Gainesville — 0.3 mi away
- Fourth Avenue Church of God — 0.3 mi away
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Prayers By Faith Outreach Ministries — 0.3 mi away
- Friendship Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Highlands Presbyterian Church — 1.4 mi away
- Grace Presbyterian Church — 2.2 mi away
- Gainesville Reformed Presbyterian Church — 2.7 mi away
- Korean Presbyterian Church of Gainesville — 2.8 mi away
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 2.8 mi away
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