First Presbyterian Church of Christ
First Presbyterian Church of Christ is a Presbyterian church at 805 Western Avenue in Joliet, IL 60435. It is one of 161 churches in Joliet, and one of 2 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
805 Western Avenue, Joliet, IL, 60435First Presbyterian Church of Christ is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 455 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Illinois — 11,342 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 of Christ
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,200 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: 40.4%
- Social Isolation: 36.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.7%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.1%
- Food Insecurity: 17.5%
- Housing Insecurity: 15.5%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.3% (5.1–17.5%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Joliet city is served by 62 churches — about one congregation for every 2,255 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church of Christ
- Holy Temple — 0.2 mi away
- Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus — 0.5 mi away
- St. Patrick's Church — 0.5 mi away
- Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
- Saint Johns Catholic Church — 0.7 mi away
- Lively Hope Church of God in Christ — 0.7 mi away
- Judson Memorial Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Saint Edwards Episcopal Church — 0.7 mi away
- Saint Peter Lutheran Church — 0.7 mi away
- New Covenant Community Church — 0.7 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- New Covenant Community Church — 0.7 mi away
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 1.5 mi away
- New Covenant Community Church — 4 mi away
- Central Presbyterian Church — 5.5 mi away in New Lenox, IL
- United Presbyterian Church of Romeoville — 8.3 mi away in Romeoville, IL