First Church of God

First Church of God is a Church Of God church at 2520 MAYWOOD AVE in Pekin, IL 61554. It is one of 45 churches in Pekin.

2520 MAYWOOD AVE, Pekin, IL, 61554

Service times

  • Sunday 10am · Worship

Phone: (309) 347-4990 · Website: http://www.pekinfirstchurchofgod.com/

First Church 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.

Ministries at First Church of God

  • Kids Ministry
  • Small Groups/Studies

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The community around First Church 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 nearly a quarter of the people here live 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: 40.3%
  • Social Isolation: 34.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 22.6% (15.5–29.6%)
  • Unemployment: 9.1% (2.8–15.5%)
  • Depression: 25.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.5%
  • Food Insecurity: 19.5%
  • Diabetes: 13.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Pekin city is served by 31 churches — about one congregation for every 912 residents.

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