Where is First Christian Church located?

First Christian Church is at 53 West Main Street, Peru, IN, 46970.

What time are services at First Christian Church?

First Christian Church meets Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 9am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Christian Church?

First Christian Church in Peru, IN is a Baptist church. It is one of 4 Baptist congregations in Peru.

First Christian Church

First Christian Church is a Baptist church at 53 West Main Street in Peru, IN 46970. It is one of 45 churches in Peru, and one of 4 Baptist congregations in the city.

53 West Main Street, Peru, IN, 46970

Service times

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am

Phone: +1 765-473-3105 · Website: https://www.fccperu.org/

First Christian Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,291 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Indiana — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

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Latest from First Christian Church, Peru, In's YouTube channel: 02 August 2026 - "Evidence of Grace" - Sermon Only (all videos).

The community around First Christian Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 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 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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: 46.6%
Child Poverty: 45.7% (27.7–63.6%)
Social Isolation: 34.3%
Depression: 29.2%
Poverty Rate: 28.5% (17.4–39.6%)
Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
Food Insecurity: 20.9%
Diabetes: 15.5%
Unemployment: 9.7% (3.2–16.2%)
Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Peru city is served by 17 churches — about one congregation for every 315 residents.

Churches near First Christian Church

Main Street United Methodist — 0.1 mi away
First Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
Heartland Assembly — 0.2 mi away
Chapel of Praise — 0.2 mi away
New Life Church of Peru Indiana — 0.2 mi away
First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
Story Church — 0.2 mi away
First Brethren Church — 0.4 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Trinity Baptist Church SBC — 0.4 mi away
Oakdale Baptist Church — 1 mi away
First Baptist Church — 6.6 mi away in Bunker Hill, IN
Denver Baptist Church — 7.9 mi away in Denver, IN

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