First Church of God
First Church of God is a church at 252 East 3rd Street in Peru, IN 46970. It is one of 45 churches in Peru.
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252 East 3rd Street, Peru, IN, 46970Service times
- Wednesday 5:30pm · evening
Ministries at First Church of God
- Children's Ministry
- Adult Bible Study
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The community around First Church of God
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Obesity: 45.4%
- Social Isolation: 34.8%
- Child Poverty: 31.0% (15.0–47.1%)
- Depression: 28.8%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.6%
- Unemployment: 11.7% (2.1–21.2%)
- Poverty Rate: 19.0% (10.7–27.3%)
- Food Insecurity: 18.9%
- Diabetes: 14.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Peru city is served by 17 churches — about one congregation for every 315 residents.
Churches near First Church of God
- Wayman AME Church — 0.1 mi away
- Trinity Baptist Church SBC — 0.2 mi away
- First Brethren Church — 0.2 mi away
- Church of the Brethren — 0.3 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Chapel of Praise — 0.4 mi away
- Heartland Assembly — 0.4 mi away
- New Life Church of Peru Indiana — 0.4 mi away
- Story Church — 0.5 mi away
- Grace Pointe Community Church — 0.5 mi away