First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Virden, IL 62690. It is one of 13 churches in Virden.
Virden, IL, 62690Shares a ministry location with Disciples of Christ First Christian Church.
First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 455 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Illinois — 11,342 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 about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. 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: 32.7%
- Unemployment: 9.3% (2.5–16.2%)
- Obesity: 36.4%
- Depression: 23.0%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Virden city is served by 7 churches — about one congregation for every 437 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Disciples of Christ First Christian Church — 0 mi away
- First Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Church of the Brethren — 0.1 mi away
- Ignite- Worship Saturday — 0.1 mi away
- Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
- Full Gospel Tabernacle — 0.4 mi away
- United Pentecostal Church of Virden — 0.4 mi away
- Grace Southern Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Sacred Heart Church — 0.5 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Auburn Presbyterian Church — 6.3 mi away in Auburn, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 7.4 mi away in Divernon, IL
- Chatham Presbyterian Church — 13.1 mi away in Chatham, IL
- Hope Presbyterian Church — 18.6 mi away in Springfield, IL
- Westminister Presbyterian Church — 21.2 mi away in Springfield, IL