First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Burlington, IA 52601. It is one of 70 churches in Burlington.

Burlington, IA, 52601

First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 287 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Iowa — 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 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

  • Child Poverty: 37.5% (17.8–57.3%)
  • Social Isolation: 34.9%
  • Obesity: 37.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.5% (12.7–30.4%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 18.1%
  • Unemployment: 6.2% (1.7–10.9%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Burlington city is served by 51 churches — about one congregation for every 484 residents.

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