First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a church in Palatka, FL 32177. It is one of 101 churches in Palatka.
Palatka, FL, 32177First 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 about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of adults live with diabetes. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.2%
- Poverty Rate: 39.3% (26.2–52.3%)
- Diabetes: 24.4%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.1%
- Obesity: 42.3%
- Child Poverty: 32.1% (16.4–47.8%)
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.0% (9.6–24.4%)
- Unemployment: 6.8% (0.2–14.8%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Palatka city is served by 47 churches — about one congregation for every 79 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- FPC Westminster Hall — 0 mi away
- Saint Monica Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- River City Church — 0.2 mi away
- Liberty Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint James United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Mark's Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- All Souls Unitarian Universalist of Putnam — 0.3 mi away
- Emmanuel United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- All Souls Unitarian Universalist of Putnam — 0.3 mi away
- San Mateo Presbyterian Church — 4.2 mi away in San Mateo, FL
- First Presbyterian Church — 16.6 mi away in Crescent City, FL
- Covenant Presbyterian Church — 23.3 mi away in St Augustine, FL