First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Du Quoin, IL 62832. It is one of 22 churches in Du Quoin.
Du Quoin, IL, 62832First 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 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 49.2% (34.9–63.5%)
- Obesity: 42.6%
- Social Isolation: 34.2%
- Poverty Rate: 27.4% (18.4–36.4%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.5%
- Food Insecurity: 20.4%
- Diabetes: 15.5%
- Depression: 24.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.5%
- Unemployment: 7.9% (2.9–12.9%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Du Quoin city is served by 13 churches — about one congregation for every 301 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Vision Church — 0.3 mi away
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Johns United Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Smith Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
- Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
- Philadelphia Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Faith Assembly of God Church — 0.6 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
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- First Presbyterian Church — 17.1 mi away in Murphysboro, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 18.4 mi away in Herrin, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 18.6 mi away in West Frankfort, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 19.3 mi away in Carterville, IL