First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Charleston, IL 61920. It is one of 48 churches in Charleston.
Charleston, IL, 61920First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 455 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Illinois — 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.
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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. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.
- Child Poverty: 66.0%
- Poverty Rate: 38.3%
- Social Isolation: 37.4%
- Food Insecurity: 22.6%
- Obesity: 40.0%
- Depression: 26.3%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 16.3%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Charleston city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 675 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Saint Charles Borromeo Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.2 mi away
- Crossroads Community Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Pilgrim Holiness Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- First United Brethren Church — 0.4 mi away
- North Side Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Apostolic Church — 0.5 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Loxa Presbyterian Church — 4.9 mi away in Mattoon, IL
- Ashmore United Presbyterian Church — 8.5 mi away in Ashmore, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 9.5 mi away in Mattoon, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 11.1 mi away in Mattoon, IL
- Good Prospect Cumberland Presbyterian Church — 12.5 mi away
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