Where is First Lutheran Church located?

First Lutheran Church is at 303 South Galena Avenue, Freeport, IL, 61032.

What time are services at First Lutheran Church?

First Lutheran Church meets Sunday at 10:30am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Lutheran Church?

First Lutheran Church in Freeport, IL is a Lutheran church. It is one of 3 Lutheran congregations in Freeport.

First Lutheran Church

First Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church at 303 South Galena Avenue in Freeport, IL 61032. It is one of 63 churches in Freeport, and one of 3 Lutheran congregations in the city.

At First Lutheran, we have a simple hope: to see people come to know Jesus Christ and grow in their Christian faith.

Wheelchair accessible

303 South Galena Avenue, Freeport, IL, 61032

Service times

Sunday 10:30am

Phone: (815) 235-9790 · Website: http://firstlutheranfreeport.org/

First Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,082 congregations of the Lutheran family gather across Illinois — 15,905 across the United States on The Church Map.

Lutherans put the gospel back into ordinary hands — Scripture in the language people actually spoke, and hymns the congregation itself was allowed to sing. That the church is saved by grace through faith, and that the whole assembly sings, are now the inheritance of nearly every Protestant church in America.

Find First Lutheran Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

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Latest from First Lutheran Church Freeport, IL's YouTube channel: Sermon: September 13, 2026 (You Intended Harm) 17 mins and 6 seconds (all videos).

The community around First Lutheran Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

Obesity: 46.0%
Food Insecurity: 26.6%
Social Isolation: 37.5%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.1%
Housing Insecurity: 20.1%
Diabetes: 15.2%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.3%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.2%
Depression: 23.9%
Poverty Rate: 20.6% (12.1–29.1%)
Transportation Barriers: 13.3%

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

Freeport city is served by 31 churches — about one congregation for every 784 residents.

Churches near First Lutheran Church

Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
Embury United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
Faith Center — 0.1 mi away
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church — 0.2 mi away
New Jerusalem Church of God — 0.2 mi away
Breakthrough Church — 0.2 mi away
The Bridge Church — 0.2 mi away
The Father's House Ministry — 0.2 mi away
Philippians MB Church — 0.2 mi away
First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away

More Lutheran churches nearby

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran — 2.1 mi away
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church — 2.3 mi away
St John's Lutheran Church — 10.8 mi away in Pearl City, IL
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church — 11.8 mi away in Lena, IL

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