First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Council Bluffs, IA 51501. It is one of 119 churches in Council Bluffs, and one of 4 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Council Bluffs, IA, 51501Shares a ministry location with The Refuge Church.
First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 289 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Iowa — 11,638 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 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.
- Obesity: 45.9%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.6%
- Food Insecurity: 28.7%
- Social Isolation: 37.5%
- Poverty Rate: 25.8% (14.2–37.4%)
- Diabetes: 16.4%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.6%
- Depression: 24.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 18.2%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.9%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.5%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Council Bluffs city is served by 72 churches — about one congregation for every 791 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- The Refuge Church — 0 mi away
- Saint John Lutheran Church — 0 mi away
- Remnant Fellowship of Iowa — 0 mi away
- First Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.2 mi away
- Holy Ghost Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.2 mi away
- The House of Prayer CB — 0.2 mi away
- Salvation Army Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Bethany Presbyterian Church — 1.1 mi away
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 2.2 mi away
- New Horizon Presbyterian Church — 2.7 mi away
- Gethsemane Presbyterian Church — 3.6 mi away
- Castelar United Presbyterian Church — 4.7 mi away in Omaha, NE
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