First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Mount Vernon, IL 62864. It is one of 57 churches in Mount Vernon.

Mount Vernon, IL, 62864

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 197 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Illinois — 4,365 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Wesleyan-Holiness churches have insisted that God does not merely forgive people, he changes them — and they took that straight to the poorest streets they could find. The Salvation Army's kettles and soup lines, a century of rescue missions, and an early and costly record of ordaining women all came out of this family.

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The community around First Church of the Nazarene

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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Child Poverty: 51.5% (35.2–67.8%)
Obesity: 48.0%
Food Insecurity: 33.4%
Poverty Rate: 32.1% (21.8–42.4%)
Housing Insecurity: 25.2%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.8%
Unemployment: 13.8% (6.7–20.8%)
Social Isolation: 38.9%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.2%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.8%
Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
Diabetes: 15.5%
Depression: 24.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Mount Vernon city is served by 39 churches — about one congregation for every 277 residents.

Churches near First Church of the Nazarene

Second Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away in Mt Vernon, IL
Bethel Tabernacle Church — 0.1 mi away
First General Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Church of God — 0.2 mi away
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Evangelistic Outreach Christian Center — 0.2 mi away in Mt Vernon, IL
Church of God — 0.3 mi away
Corinthian Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Blackwell Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.3 mi away

More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby

First Church of the Nazarene — 20.3 mi away in Centralia, IL
First Church of the Nazarene — 21.4 mi away in Benton, IL
Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church — 22.1 mi away in Salem, IL

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