First Christian Church
First Christian Church is a church at 160 E. Lorena Ave. in Wood River, IL 62095. It is one of 15 churches in Wood River.
We maintain that our purpose as a church is to evangelize the lost, edify the saved, minister to those in need, and be the conscience of the community.
160 E. Lorena Ave., Wood River, IL, 62095Service times
Sunday- 8:30 am & 11:00 Am (as listed)
Phone: (618) 254-3221 · Website: http://www.fccwr.com/
Ministries at First Christian Church
- Children's Ministry
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The community around First Christian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Social Isolation: 35.2%
- Obesity: 39.8%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.6%
- Depression: 23.8%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.2%
- Food Insecurity: 15.8%
- Unemployment: 7.3% (0.0–15.5%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Wood River city is served by 11 churches — about one congregation for every 882 residents.
Churches near First Christian Church
- First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Bernard Roman Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Faith Family Church — 0.2 mi away
- Holy Angels Parish — 0.2 mi away
- Wood River United Pentecostal Church — 0.2 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Saint John United Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Whitelaw Avenue Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
- First Assembly of God Church — 0.9 mi away
- firstagonline — 0.9 mi away
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