What denomination is First Assembly of God?

First Assembly of God in Murphysboro, IL is a Pentecostal church.

First Assembly of God

First Assembly of God is a Pentecostal church in Murphysboro, IL 62966. It is one of 31 churches in Murphysboro.

Murphysboro, IL, 62966

First Assembly of God is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 710 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Illinois — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.

Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.

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The community around First Assembly of God

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 about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. 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: 43.6%
Social Isolation: 35.0%
Unemployment: 9.2% (2.0–16.6%)
Depression: 23.2%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.0%
Food Insecurity: 19.8%
Poverty Rate: 17.3% (8.0–26.6%)
Housing Insecurity: 15.5%
Diabetes: 13.6%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.8%

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

Murphysboro city is served by 11 churches — about one congregation for every 280 residents.

Churches near First Assembly of God

Mt Gilead Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Liberty Street Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
SFC Outreach Ministries — 0.1 mi away
Murphysboro United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
First Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
Christ Community Church-Chosen — 0.3 mi away
First Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
Elm Street Southern Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Immanuel Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away

More Pentecostal churches nearby

Zion Temple COGIC — 0.8 mi away
Calvary Campus Church — 7.1 mi away in Carbondale, IL
Jubilee Tabernacle — 7.2 mi away in De Soto, IL
Faith Temple Church of God In Christ — 7.3 mi away in Carbondale, IL
Alto Pass Pentecostal Church — 13.8 mi away in Alto Pass, IL

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