First United Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian Church is a church in Gary, IN 46402. It is one of 275 churches in Gary.
Gary, IN, 46402Shares a ministry location with Greater Hall of Faith Church.
First 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 about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.
- Obesity: 54.3%
- Food Insecurity: 48.8%
- Poverty Rate: 46.5% (28.1–64.8%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.9%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.7%
- Housing Insecurity: 32.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 29.9%
- Diabetes: 26.8%
- Transportation Barriers: 22.9%
- Unemployment: 12.9% (2.5–23.4%)
- Social Isolation: 37.8%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Gary city is served by 184 churches — about one congregation for every 375 residents.
Churches near First United Presbyterian Church
- Greater Hall of Faith Church — 0 mi away
- River of Life Ministries — 0.1 mi away
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church — 0.1 mi away
- Crossroads Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Christ Driven Ministries Outreach — 0.2 mi away
- Bethel Church — 0.2 mi away
- Bethlehem Healing Temple — 0.2 mi away
- Christ Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- The Praise House 1 — 0.2 mi away
- Abandoned Central City Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Community Presbyterian Church — 4.3 mi away in Lake Station, IN
- Hobart Presbyterian Church — 5.8 mi away in Hobart, IN