Union Park United Presbyterian Church
Union Park United Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Des Moines, IA 50316. It is one of 356 churches in Des Moines, and one of 12 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Des Moines, IA, 50316Union Park United 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 Union Park United Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.
- Food Insecurity: 26.1%
- Obesity: 42.0%
- Social Isolation: 37.8%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 18.4%
- Poverty Rate: 18.1% (9.5–26.6%)
- Diabetes: 14.4%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.5%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Des Moines city is served by 226 churches — about one congregation for every 950 residents.
Churches near Union Park United Presbyterian Church
- First Grace Brethern Church — 0.1 mi away
- Union Park Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Korean United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Penn Avenue Church of God — 0.4 mi away
- Union Park Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Life Chapel Des Moine — 0.4 mi away
- Jehovah's Witnesses Union Park Congregation — 0.4 mi away
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.4 mi away
- Community of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Luther Memorial Church — 0.5 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Highland Park Presbyterian Church — 1.4 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 2.4 mi away
- First Arabic Presbyterian Church — 2.7 mi away
- Cottage Grove Church — 2.7 mi away
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 3.7 mi away