Where is First Church Amherst located?

First Church Amherst is at 165 Main Street, Amherst, MA, 01002, Amherst, MA, 01002-2333.

First Church Amherst

First Church Amherst is a church at 165 Main Street, Amherst, MA, 01002 in Amherst, MA 01002-2333. It is one of 9 churches in Amherst.

We are God’s hands and feet. Together we seek to follow the call of Jesus Christ. Empowered by God’s Spirit, we commit ourselves to doing God’s work: seeking justice, loving kindness, making peace, and walking humbly together with God.

Wheelchair accessible

165 Main Street, Amherst, MA, 01002, Amherst, MA, 01002-2333

Service times

Saturday, October 19 from 9 a.m (as listed)

Phone: (413) 253-3456 · Website: https://www.firstchurchamherst.org/

Shares a ministry location with First Congregational Church.

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The community around First Church Amherst

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,100 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.

Social Isolation: 43.4%
Poverty Rate: 33.2% (24.4–42.0%)
Depression: 29.5%
Unemployment: 8.6% (2.9–14.2%)
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.1%
Food Insecurity: 15.8%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Churches near First Church Amherst

First Congregational Church — 0 mi away in Amherst Town, MA
Grace Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away in Amherst Town, MA
Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst — 0.2 mi away
St Brigid's Church — 0.3 mi away in Amherst Town, MA
Hope Community Church — 0.3 mi away in Amherst Town, MA
Johnson Chapel — 0.3 mi away in Amherst Town, MA
Goodwin African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.4 mi away in Amherst Town, MA
MERCYhouse — 0.6 mi away
First Baptist Church of Amherst — 0.6 mi away in Amherst Town, MA
Mercy House — 0.6 mi away

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