First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 160 Broadway Street in Hazard, KY 41701. It is one of 54 churches in Hazard, and one of 2 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
160 Broadway Street, Hazard, KY, 41701First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 133 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Kentucky — 11,639 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 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. 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.
- Poverty Rate: 41.4% (24.9–57.9%)
- Obesity: 43.6%
- Depression: 30.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.4%
- Diabetes: 15.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Hazard city is served by 7 churches — about one congregation for every 302 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Bowman Memorial Methodist Church — 0 mi away
- Consolidated Baptist Church — 0 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- CommonBond Christian Fellowship Ministries — 0.1 mi away
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Journey Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- 11th Hour Worship Center — 0.3 mi away
- Maple St Church of God — 0.6 mi away
- New Hope Christian Center — 0.7 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Hilton Presbyterian Church — 1.9 mi away
- Buckhorn Lake Area Presbyterian Church — 16.9 mi away in Buckhorn, KY
- Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church — 22.3 mi away in Whitesburg, KY
- Presbyterian Church Guerrant — 23.4 mi away in Jackson, KY