First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Toledo, IA 52342. It is one of 9 churches in Toledo.
By the Grace of God, we are a loving fellowship of believers.
The First Presbyterian Church of Toledo was established a few years before the Civil War, as a congregation on the frontier. We have worshiped and served God together at our present location since 1904.
Serving since 1789
Toledo, IA, 52342First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 289 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Iowa — 11,639 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
In the few miles around 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: 42.3%
- Social Isolation: 34.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.7%
- Food Insecurity: 21.3%
- Child Poverty: 27.7% (16.4–38.9%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.7%
- Poverty Rate: 20.4% (14.3–26.5%)
- Housing Insecurity: 15.0%
- Diabetes: 14.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.6%
- Unemployment: 6.2% (3.1–9.3%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Grace Believers Church — 0.3 mi away
- Christ United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Toledo United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Grace Community Church — 1 mi away
- Solid Rock Bible Church — 1.1 mi away
- Community of Christ — 1.1 mi away
- Fellowship Baptist Church — 1.8 mi away in Tama, IA
- New Life Evangelical Free Church — 1.8 mi away in Tama, IA
- Living Faith United Methodist Church — 1.9 mi away in Tama, IA
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church — 2 mi away in Tama, IA
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- United Presbyterian Church — 14.6 mi away in Traer, IA
- First Presbyterian Church — 17.4 mi away in Marshalltown, IA
- First Presbyterian Church — 18.8 mi away in Grinnell, IA
- Presbyterian Church — 19.6 mi away in Brooklyn, IA
- First Presbyterian Church — 21.7 mi away in Conrad, IA