First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Decatur, IL 62523. It is one of 165 churches in Decatur, and one of 2 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
First Presbyterian is a Matthew 25 church, a Presbyterian program that promotes the witness of the church by building congregational vitality, dismantling structural racism and eradicating systemic poverty.
First Presbyterian Church, located in downtown Decatur, Illinois, is a part of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Part of Covenant Network
Decatur, IL, 62523Service times
Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm (as listed)
First 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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Latest from First Presbyterian Church of Decatur, Illinois's YouTube channel: September 13, 2026 First Presbyterian Church Worship Service Live Stream (all videos).
The community around First Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Obesity: 49.8%
- Social Isolation: 40.8%
- Poverty Rate: 37.4% (23.9–50.8%)
- Food Insecurity: 36.8%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 27.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.0%
- Unemployment: 16.6% (6.4–26.8%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.6%
- Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
- Diabetes: 15.1%
- Depression: 24.0%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Decatur city is served by 57 churches — about one congregation for every 932 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Salvation Army Citadel — 0.1 mi away
- Free Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- New Salem Baptist — 0.2 mi away
- Central United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Pauls Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- St John's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Renaissance — 0.2 mi away
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.3 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 1.1 mi away
- Lampstand Presbyterian Church — 4.1 mi away
- Argenta Bridge Fellowship Church — 11.8 mi away in Argenta, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 21.2 mi away in Bement, IL
- Presbyterian Church of Clinton — 21.6 mi away in Clinton, IL