First Christian Church
First Christian Church is a church at 760 Washington Avenue in Alton, IL 62002. It is one of 71 churches in Alton.
760 Washington Avenue, Alton, IL, 62002Service times
- Sunday 9:15am · School --
Phone: +1-618-462-7541
Ministries at First Christian Church
- Prison Ministry
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Latest from First Christian Church Alton's YouTube channel: July 5 Service (all videos).
The community around First Christian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 47.7%
- Poverty Rate: 30.4% (20.0–40.7%)
- Food Insecurity: 28.9%
- Social Isolation: 36.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 22.1%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.1%
- Diabetes: 15.8%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.4%
- Depression: 23.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Alton city is served by 41 churches — about one congregation for every 640 residents.
Churches near First Christian Church
- Greater Glory Tabernacle — 0.2 mi away
- Victory Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Main Street Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Sanford Avenue Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- St Paul M.B. Church of Alton — 0.6 mi away
- Calvary Southern Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Webster Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.6 mi away
- Deliverance Temple — 0.6 mi away
- Free Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Main Street United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away