First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church is a church in Abbeville, LA 70510. It is one of 36 churches in Abbeville.

Abbeville, LA, 70510

First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 117 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Louisiana — 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 Presbyterian Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 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: 49.5%
Food Insecurity: 39.4%
Poverty Rate: 38.3% (25.0–51.5%)
Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.6%
Housing Insecurity: 26.2%
Diabetes: 22.5%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.1%
Social Isolation: 39.4%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.8%
Depression: 27.3%
Transportation Barriers: 19.2%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%
Unemployment: 6.2% (1.8–10.5%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Abbeville city is served by 13 churches — about one congregation for every 594 residents.

Churches near First Presbyterian Church

First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
St Mary Congregational Church — 0.2 mi away
Abbeville United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
St Paul's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
Vermilion Full Gospel Tabernacle — 0.2 mi away
Mount Carmel Convent — 0.2 mi away
Saint Mary Magdalen Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
Christ Church Abbeville — 0.2 mi away
Mount Triumph Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
First Holy Ghost Cogic — 0.5 mi away

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