First Presbyterian Church

The community around First Presbyterian Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 91.7%
• Obesity: 52.2%
• Food Insecurity: 43.4%
• Poverty Rate: 39.2% (24.1–54.3%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.9%
• Diabetes: 25.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.5%
• Unemployment: 21.2% (12.0–30.3%)
• Social Isolation: 39.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near First Presbyterian Church

• New Jerusalem Seventh-day Adventist Church — 0 mi away
• East St. Louis New Jerusalem SDA Church — 0 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Saint Constantine and Saint Helen Greek Orthodox Church — 0.1 mi away
• The New McCasland Deliverance Temple Church — 0.1 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Edgemont Church of God — 0.2 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Saints Fellowship Church — 0.4 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Church Of God In Christ — 0.6 mi away
• Church of the Nazarene — 0.6 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• New Birth Ministries Worldwide — 0.7 mi away in East St Louis, IL
• Kingdom Kidz Living The Word Chuch — 0.7 mi away in East St Louis, IL