First Church of the Brethren

First Church of the Brethren is a Presbyterian church at 401-413 South Central Park Avenue in Chicago, IL 60624. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago, and one of 45 Presbyterian congregations in the city.

Growing into God’s joyful, beloved community and cultivating love, peace and justice in East Garfield Park, Chicago and beyond.

First Church of the Brethren is a multicultural, multi-national congregation with members from a diversity of backgrounds who come together to worship and serve God.

Wheelchair accessible

401-413 South Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60624

Service times

  • Sunday 11am

Phone: (773) 533-4273 · Website: http://www.firstcob.org/

Shares a ministry location with Chicago Community Mennonite Church.

First Church of the Brethren is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 473 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Illinois — 11,638 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 Church of the Brethren

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 47.3%
  • Obesity: 45.6%
  • Social Isolation: 41.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 36.6%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 35.2% (22.1–48.4%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.3%
  • Unemployment: 19.9% (11.0–28.8%)
  • Diabetes: 19.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.1% (11.6–19.2%)

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

Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.

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