First Church of Christ, Congregational

First Church of Christ, Congregational is a church in Springfield, MA 01103. It is one of 196 churches in Springfield.

Springfield, MA, 01103

Shares a ministry location with Church Without Walls Springfield and WellSpring Church.

First Church of Christ, Congregational is part of the Restorationist (Stone-Campbell) family of churches in The American Church Story. 41 congregations of the Restorationist (Stone-Campbell) family gather across Massachusetts — 9,607 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Stone-Campbell churches asked American Christians to put down their party names and be simply Christians, and they meant it enough to give up their own. Their plea for one table, and their weekly return to it, is one of the few genuinely American gifts to the church's understanding of itself.

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The community around First Church of Christ, Congregational

Within a few blocks of these doors, 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 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,300 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: 41.6% (29.6–53.7%)
Food Insecurity: 41.1%
Social Isolation: 40.5%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.7%
Housing Insecurity: 31.7%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.1%
Obesity: 43.2%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.1%
Depression: 27.5%
Transportation Barriers: 21.9%
Diabetes: 17.8%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.7%
Unemployment: 7.9% (0.8–17.2%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Springfield city is served by 95 churches — about one congregation for every 1,634 residents.

Churches near First Church of Christ, Congregational

WellSpring Church — 0 mi away
Church Without Walls Springfield — 0 mi away
First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.1 mi away
French Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away
St. Joseph's Church (Springfield, Massachusetts) — 0.2 mi away
Saint Francis of Assisi Chapel — 0.3 mi away
Basilica of the Holy Apostles — 0.3 mi away
Christ Church Cathedral — 0.3 mi away
Catedral Iglesia de Cristo - Ministerio Hispano. Springfield, MA. — 0.3 mi away
Vox Church — 0.3 mi away

More Restorationist churches nearby

West Springfield Church of Christ — 2.5 mi away in West Springfield, MA
Church of Christ — 4.6 mi away in Chicopee, MA
Union Church of Christ — 6.8 mi away in Ludlow, MA
Pioneer Valley Church of Christ — 7.1 mi away in Chicopee, MA

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