Where is First Presbyterian Church located?

First Presbyterian Church is at 7551 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305.

What time are services at First Presbyterian Church?

First Presbyterian Church meets Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 8:30am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Presbyterian Church?

First Presbyterian Church in River Forest, IL is a Presbyterian church.

First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 7551 Lathrop Avenue in River Forest, IL 60305. It is one of 9 churches in River Forest.

Growing as apprentices of Jesus Christ to reflect God’s love.

First Pres is a real church for real people. We humbly stand in the long tradition of Christians who have built their beliefs upon the foundation of God’s Word as revealed to us in the Bible.

Serving since 2019 · Fully accessible

7551 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305

Service times

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30am

Phone: (708) 366-5822 · Website: http://www.firstpresrf.org/

First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 473 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Illinois — 11,638 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

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and about 1 in 7 the people here were born in another country. That is 2,200 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: 29.9%
Unemployment: 6.5% (2.0–11.1%)

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

River Forest village is served by 8 churches — about one congregation for every 1,446 residents.

Churches near First Presbyterian Church

Saint Luke Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
Christ Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints — 0.4 mi away in Forest Park, IL
Hope Tabernacle Church — 0.4 mi away in Forest Park, IL
Saint Paul's Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away in Forest Park, IL
Urban Village Church — 0.5 mi away
River Forest Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
Saint John's United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away in Oak Park, IL
Forest Park Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away in Forest Park, IL
First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.7 mi away

More Presbyterian churches nearby

Calvary Memorial Church — 0.8 mi away in Oak Park, IL
First United Church of Oak Park — 0.9 mi away in Oak Park, IL
Parkview Presbyterian Church — 1.4 mi away in Oak Park, IL
Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church — 1.5 mi away in Oak Park, IL
Second Presbyterian Church — 1.6 mi away in Oak Park, IL

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