First United Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in East Chicago, IN 46312. It is one of 89 churches in East Chicago.
East Chicago, IN, 46312First United Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 174 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Indiana — 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 United Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,400 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: 46.5%
- Food Insecurity: 37.3%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 26.3%
- Diabetes: 19.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.9%
- Child Poverty: 36.4% (20.8–51.9%)
- Social Isolation: 36.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.1%
- Poverty Rate: 23.9% (15.1–32.6%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 16.8%
- Unemployment: 7.4% (1.9–13.0%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
East Chicago city is served by 55 churches — about one congregation for every 479 residents.
Churches near First United Presbyterian Church
- Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church — 0 mi away
- Grace City Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Of East Chicago, Indiana — 0.1 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.1 mi away
- Enterprise Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Witnessing Cogic — 0.1 mi away
- Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
- Faith On Fire Worship Center — 0.2 mi away
- Covenant Evangelical Mission Church — 0.2 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Pine Street Presbyterian Church — 3.1 mi away in Hammond, IN
- Covenant Presbyterian Church — 3.7 mi away in Hammond, IN
- First Presbyterian Church — 4.6 mi away in Hammond, IN
- Community Presbyterian Church — 5.5 mi away in Calumet City, IL
- First Presbyterian Church — 6.2 mi away in Highland, IN
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