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, 60305Website: http://www.firstpresrf.org/
First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story.
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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