First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Centralia, IL 62801. It is one of 54 churches in Centralia.

Centralia, IL, 62801

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 197 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Illinois — 4,365 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Wesleyan-Holiness churches have insisted that God does not merely forgive people, he changes them — and they took that straight to the poorest streets they could find. The Salvation Army's kettles and soup lines, a century of rescue missions, and an early and costly record of ordaining women all came out of this family.

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The community around First Church of the Nazarene

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. About 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. 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.

Unemployment: 12.3% (6.2–18.4%)
Obesity: 42.4%
Social Isolation: 36.0%
Poverty Rate: 26.6% (17.8–35.4%)
Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.9%
Food Insecurity: 23.2%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.7%
Depression: 23.7%
Housing Insecurity: 17.0%
Diabetes: 14.2%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.0%

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

Centralia city is served by 28 churches — about one congregation for every 301 residents.

Churches near First Church of the Nazarene

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer — 0.7 mi away
Saint Peters United Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
The Bridge, Missionary Bible Church (Eglise Missionnaire Haitienne De La Bible) — 0.7 mi away
West Side Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
First United Presbyterian Church — 0.8 mi away
Eternity Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
First Assembly of God Church — 0.8 mi away
Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.9 mi away
Faith United Methodist Church — 1 mi away in Wamac, IL
First Church of God — 1 mi away

More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby

Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church — 13.2 mi away in Salem, IL
Grace Church Of The Nazarene — 14.7 mi away in Salem, IL
First Church of the Nazarene — 20.3 mi away in Mount Vernon, IL

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