First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Parsons, KS 67357. It is one of 29 churches in Parsons.
Parsons, KS, 67357First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 119 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Kansas — 11,638 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 Presbyterian Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter 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: 42.8%
- Social Isolation: 30.5%
- Child Poverty: 27.1% (11.1–43.6%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.1%
- Poverty Rate: 21.3% (13.4–29.1%)
- Food Insecurity: 18.6%
- Diabetes: 13.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.5%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Parsons city is served by 8 churches — about one congregation for every 225 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- St. John Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
- Calvary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Hamilton Chapel United Methodist — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Assembly of God Church — 0.4 mi away
- The Pentecostals of Southeast Kansas — 0.4 mi away
- Pleas Chapel Church of God — 0.6 mi away
- PCOG Parsons Church of God — 0.7 mi away
- Trinity Lutheran Church — 1.1 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- First Presbyterian Church — 1.4 mi away