First Christian Church

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 adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,300 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: 43.1%
• Social Isolation: 35.8%
• Poverty Rate: 24.9% (15.7–34.2%)
• Food Insecurity: 24.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.3%
• Depression: 23.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.4%
• Diabetes: 13.3%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Bloomington city is served by 37 churches — about one congregation for every 1,579 residents.

Churches near First Christian Church

• Salvation Army Bloomington (IL) Corps Donation Drop Box — 0.1 mi away
• Christian Faith Center — 0.2 mi away
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
• Christian Life Church — 0.2 mi away
• La Iglesia Bloomington-Normal - Familia Cristiana — 0.2 mi away
• Abundant Life Church — 0.2 mi away
• Jesus Coffeehouse — 0.3 mi away
• Second Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Clearview Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away