First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 228 West Fourth Street in Ottumwa, IA 52501. It is one of 70 churches in Ottumwa, and one of 2 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
It is our mission to share the good news of Jesus Christ with our community and the world; to assemble regularly for worship, prayer, Bible Study, and fellowship; to nurture and prepare believers for spiritual growth and service.
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228 West Fourth Street, Ottumwa, IA, 52501Service times
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30am
- Sunday 9am · School Adult Children
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.
Ministries at First Presbyterian Church
- Food Pantry
- GriefShare
- Organ Competition
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Latest from First Presbyterian Ottumwa's YouTube channel: First Presbyterian Church of Ottumwa - Worship Service (all videos).
The community around First Presbyterian Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. 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: 44.1%
- Social Isolation: 35.8%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.9%
- Food Insecurity: 22.8%
- Poverty Rate: 22.2% (12.6–31.8%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.8%
- Housing Insecurity: 16.4%
- Diabetes: 14.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.8%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Ottumwa city is served by 48 churches — about one congregation for every 285 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- First Christian Church — 0.1 mi away
- The Church — 0.1 mi away
- The Bridge Church - Ottumwa Campus — 0.1 mi away
- Iglesio de Cristo Ebenezer — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- St. Mary of the Visitation — 0.2 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- Jubilee Bible Church — 0.3 mi away
- Second Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 1.7 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church of Fairfield — 22.3 mi away in Fairfield, IA
- First Presbyterian Church — 22.4 mi away in Oskaloosa, IA
- First Presbyterian Church — 23.5 mi away in Fairfield, IA
- First Presbyterian Church — 24.3 mi away in Sigourney, IA