First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Herrin, IL 62948. It is one of 28 churches in Herrin.
Herrin, IL, 62948First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 473 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Illinois — 11,638 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.
Ministries at First Presbyterian Church
- Family Dinner
- Women's Small Group
- Thursday Small Group
- Adult Sunday School
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The community around First Presbyterian Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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: 42.5%
- Social Isolation: 34.8%
- Child Poverty: 27.3% (10.9–43.6%)
- Depression: 25.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.6%
- Poverty Rate: 21.0% (12.8–29.2%)
- Food Insecurity: 19.0%
- Diabetes: 13.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Herrin city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 529 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- First Apostolic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.2 mi away
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic church — 0.3 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
- Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Bryan Street Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Church of God — 0.6 mi away
- Hurricane Memorial Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- First Presbyterian Church — 4.7 mi away in Carterville, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 7.5 mi away in Marion, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 8.5 mi away in West Frankfort, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 11.9 mi away in Carbondale, IL
- Grace Presbyterian Church — 12.2 mi away in Carbondale, IL