First Open Bible Church
First Open Bible Church is a church in Sterling, IL 61081. It is one of 42 churches in Sterling.
The original congregation of the First Open Bible Church was founded on May 1, 1925 by 15 charter members under the name FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY (Pastor Banta), which met temporarily on 5th Avenue and 10th Street, Sterling.
Serving since 1925
Sterling, IL, 61081Service times
- Wednesday 5:30pm
- Sunday 8:15am
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The community around First Open Bible Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, 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 two thousand 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: 33.7%
- Obesity: 38.2%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.3%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.6%
- Food Insecurity: 18.8%
- Housing Insecurity: 15.1%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Sterling city is served by 28 churches — about one congregation for every 505 residents.
Churches near First Open Bible Church
- Abiding Word Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Congregational Church of Sterling — 0.3 mi away
- Amazing Grace Assembly of Sterling — 0.3 mi away
- The Big Red Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Johns Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Grace Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
- Trinity United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Saint Marys Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away