First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 321 South 7th Street in Springfield, IL 62701. It is one of 165 churches in Springfield, and one of 3 Presbyterian congregations in the city.

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321 South 7th Street, Springfield, IL, 62701

Phone: +1-217-528-4311 · Website: https://www.lincolnschurch.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 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 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: 47.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 33.4% (20.9–45.9%)
  • Food Insecurity: 29.0%
  • Social Isolation: 37.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.3%
  • Unemployment: 8.0% (1.2–14.8%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.5%
  • Child Poverty: 24.7% (8.3–41.1%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.0%
  • Diabetes: 14.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 8 census tracts near this church.

Springfield city is served by 69 churches — about one congregation for every 1,462 residents.

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