First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 7939 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive in Chicago, IL 60619. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago, and one of 45 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
7939 South Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Chicago, IL, 60619First Cumberland Presbyterian Church 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 Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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 a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. 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: 35.8%
- Housing Insecurity: 28.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.3%
- Diabetes: 18.8%
- Unemployment: 18.4% (8.0–28.9%)
- Obesity: 43.1%
- Social Isolation: 38.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.2%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.0%
- Poverty Rate: 26.9% (13.6–40.3%)
- Transportation Barriers: 16.9%
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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