First United Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Pontiac, IL 61764. It is one of 28 churches in Pontiac, and one of 2 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Pontiac, IL, 61764First United Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 473 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Illinois — 11,639 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 United Presbyterian Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 34.3%
- Obesity: 36.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.8%
- Food Insecurity: 15.2%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Pontiac city is served by 14 churches — about one congregation for every 247 residents.
Churches near First United Presbyterian Church
- Pontiac Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
- Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.1 mi away
- Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Marys Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Central Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
- United Pentecostal Church — 0.4 mi away
- Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Presbetarian Church Pontiac Ill. — 0.8 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 11.3 mi away in Fairbury, IL
- Park Presbyterian Church — 19.6 mi away in Streator, IL