First Congregational Church of Chicago

First Congregational Church of Chicago is a church at 1301-1309 North Hamlin Avenue in Chicago, IL 60651. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago.

Welcome to First Congregational Church of Chicago (aka Primera Iglesia de Chicago)

1301-1309 North Hamlin Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60651

Service times

  • Sunday 11am · service begins

Shares a ministry location with Dvine House.

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The community around First Congregational Church of Chicago

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. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

  • Child Poverty: 79.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 51.9% (35.4–68.3%)
  • Food Insecurity: 51.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 37.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 32.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.2%
  • Diabetes: 19.8%
  • Unemployment: 15.8% (4.1–27.5%)
  • Obesity: 43.3%
  • Social Isolation: 37.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.2% (8.8–27.6%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 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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