Where is First Church of God located?

First Church of God is at 1200 N Grand St, Benton, IL, 62812-2430.

What time are services at First Church of God?

First Church of God meets Sunday at 9:30am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Church of God?

First Church of God in Benton, IL is a Church Of God church.

First Church of God

First Church of God is a Church Of God church at 1200 N Grand St in Benton, IL 62812-2430. It is one of 37 churches in Benton.

First Church seeks to make a difference in our world for Jesus Christ by connecting people to God and letting God transform lives.

Serving since 1906 · Services in Spanish

1200 N Grand St, Benton, IL, 62812-2430

Service times

Sunday 9:30am

Phone: +16184353658 · Website: https://myfirstchurch.com/

First Church of God is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 710 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Illinois — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.

Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.

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The community around First Church of God

In the few miles around this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand 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: 40.8%
Social Isolation: 33.4%
Depression: 23.7%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.2%
Child Poverty: 22.1% (7.0–37.4%)
Poverty Rate: 18.3% (11.7–25.0%)
Food Insecurity: 16.8%
Diabetes: 13.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near First Church of God

Grace Baptist Fellowship — 0.3 mi away
Immanuel Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
OutBreak Student Ministry — 0.4 mi away
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.5 mi away
North Benton Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
First Free Will Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
Church of God — 0.6 mi away
Grace Awakening Community Church — 0.6 mi away
Sabbath Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away

More Pentecostal churches nearby

Logan Church of God — 5.4 mi away in Logan, IL
Assembly of God Church — 7.9 mi away in West Frankfort, IL
Creek Nation Church — 10.8 mi away
Johnston City United Pentecostal Church — 13.1 mi away in Johnston City, IL
Bonnie Church of God — 13.5 mi away in Bonnie, IL

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