First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in East Saint Louis, IL 62205. It is one of 65 churches in East Saint Louis.

East Saint Louis, IL, 62205

Shares a ministry location with Colas Temple Church of God.

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 197 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Illinois — 4,365 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Wesleyan-Holiness churches have insisted that God does not merely forgive people, he changes them — and they took that straight to the poorest streets they could find. The Salvation Army's kettles and soup lines, a century of rescue missions, and an early and costly record of ordaining women all came out of this family.

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The community around First Church of the Nazarene

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 100.0%
  • Obesity: 54.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 52.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 43.5% (26.5–60.5%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.1%
  • Social Isolation: 40.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 38.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 31.4%
  • Diabetes: 27.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 26.3%
  • Unemployment: 11.4% (3.6–19.3%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

East St. Louis city is served by 78 churches — about one congregation for every 249 residents.

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