Where is First Presbyterian Church located?

First Presbyterian Church is at 505 Franklin St, Waterloo, IA, 50703-3521.

What time are services at First Presbyterian Church?

First Presbyterian Church meets Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 9am (through). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Presbyterian Church?

First Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, IA is a Presbyterian church.

First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 505 Franklin St in Waterloo, IA 50703-3521. It is one of 126 churches in Waterloo.

serving Christ in the world through new and existing communities of faith, hope, love, and witness.

For over 170 years, First Presbyterian Church has been a place of faith, fellowship, and service in the heart of Waterloo, Iowa.

Wheelchair accessible

505 Franklin St, Waterloo, IA, 50703-3521

Service times

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am · through

Phone: +13192336145 · Website: https://www.firstpreswaterloo.org/

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

Sunday Suppers
Little Free Library
Helping Hands
The Walnut Neighborhood
Partners in Education
Florence Warnock Scholarship
Elder Inc

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Latest from First Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, IA's YouTube channel: Worship Service 08/02/2026 (all videos).

The community around First Presbyterian Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

Obesity: 51.2%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.5%
Food Insecurity: 30.1%
Unemployment: 17.3% (4.2–30.4%)
Social Isolation: 35.1%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.1%
Poverty Rate: 29.7% (19.8–39.6%)
Housing Insecurity: 20.7%
Diabetes: 17.9%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.5%
Transportation Barriers: 15.7%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Churches near First Presbyterian Church

Faith Temple Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Harvest Vineyard Church — 0.1 mi away
Mount Moriah Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Queen of Peace Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
La Cosecha de Waterloo — 0.2 mi away
Hope City Church — 0.2 mi away
First Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
Prairie Lakes Church Waterloo Campus — 0.2 mi away
The Salvation Army of Waterloo & Cedar Falls — 0.3 mi away
Union Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away

More Presbyterian churches nearby

Bethel Presbyterian Church — 1.2 mi away
Unity Presbyterian Church — 1.7 mi away
Immanuel Presbyterian Church — 1.7 mi away
Westminster Presbyterian Church — 1.9 mi away
Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church — 4.6 mi away in Cedar Falls, IA

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