First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro

First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro is a Presbyterian Church Usa church at 1842 Lake Jodeco Road in Jonesboro, GA 30236. It is one of 108 churches in Jonesboro.

We are a PCUSA church dedicated to sharing Gods word with others and helping our community in every way we can.

First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro was officially formed in March of 1989, the result of a merger between Forest Park Presbyterian Church, established in 1954, and Jonesboro Presbyterian Church, established in 1879.

Serving since 1954 · Accessible parking

1842 Lake Jodeco Road, Jonesboro, GA, 30236

Phone: (770) 478-8118 · Website: https://www.firstpresjonesboroga.org

Shares a ministry location with Presbyterian Worship Center, Victory Riverdale GA..

First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 374 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Georgia — 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.

Ministries at First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro

  • Partnership with The Front Porch Players

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The community around First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand 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.

  • Social Isolation: 41.2%
  • Obesity: 42.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 24.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.6%
  • Diabetes: 16.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 17.8% (8.6–27.1%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.8% (3.5–20.1%)

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

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