Fort Des Moines Presbyterian Church
Fort Des Moines Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Des Moines, IA 50315. It is one of 356 churches in Des Moines, and one of 12 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Des Moines, IA, 50315Fort Des Moines 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.
Find Fort Des Moines Presbyterian Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
The community around Fort Des Moines Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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: 40.4%
- Social Isolation: 37.0%
- Food Insecurity: 20.2%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 15.8%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.1% (6.0–16.2%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Des Moines city is served by 226 churches — about one congregation for every 950 residents.
Churches near Fort Des Moines Presbyterian Church
- Fort Des Moines Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church — 0.3 mi away
- Destiny Christian Church of Des Moines — 0.4 mi away
- Christ the King Church — 0.5 mi away
- Fort Des Moines United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Southtown Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Celebration Church — 0.6 mi away
- Emmanuel Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Christ Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away
- Iglesia Aposento Alto — 0.6 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Park Avenue Presbyterian Church — 1.9 mi away
- Central Presbyterian Church — 4.7 mi away
- Scotch Ridge United Presbyterian Church — 4.9 mi away in Carlisle, IA
- Cottage Grove Church — 5 mi away
- First Arabic Presbyterian Church — 5 mi away