First Presbyterian church
First Presbyterian church is a Presbyterian church in Harrisburg, IL 62946. It is one of 38 churches in Harrisburg.
WE BELIEVE in the Great Ends of the Church, as set forth in our Book of Order: "the proclamation of the Gospel for the salvation of humankind; the shelter, nurture, and spiritual fellowship of the children of God; the maintenance of divine worship; the preservation of the truth; the promotion of soc
WE BELIEVE in the Great Ends of the Church, as set forth in our Book of Order: "the proclamation of the Gospel for the salvation of humankind; the shelter, nurture, and spiritual fellowship of the children of God; the maintenance of divine worship; the preservation of the truth; the promotion of social righteousness; and the exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the world."
Harrisburg, IL, 62946Website: http://www.harrisburgpresbyterian.org/
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 — 11,641 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 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Obesity: 40.1%
- Social Isolation: 34.1%
- Poverty Rate: 22.2% (11.7–32.6%)
- Unemployment: 8.5% (2.2–14.8%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.9%
- Depression: 23.5%
- Food Insecurity: 17.7%
- Diabetes: 13.9%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Harrisburg city is served by 5 churches — about one congregation for every 1,700 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian church
- First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- St Stephens Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Christian Life Fellowship — 0.5 mi away
- McKinley Ave. Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- River of Life United Pentecostal Church — 0.6 mi away
- First General Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
- Harrisburg Church of Christ — 0.9 mi away
- Gaskin City Missionary Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
- Dorrisville Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- First Presbyterian Church — 7.6 mi away in Eldorado, IL
- Presbyterian Church-Equality — 11 mi away in Equality, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 19.5 mi away in Shawneetown, IL
- Village Cumberland Presbyterian Church — 19.6 mi away in Norris City, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 22.2 mi away in Marion, IL
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