First Congregational Church

The community around First Congregational Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Social Isolation: 40.9%
• Food Insecurity: 31.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.8%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.3%
• Depression: 27.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.2%
• Obesity: 39.9%
• Child Poverty: 26.7% (13.3–40.3%)
• Poverty Rate: 19.5% (12.6–26.4%)
• Transportation Barriers: 16.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.6%
• Diabetes: 13.2%
• Unemployment: 6.5% (3.2–10.0%)

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

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

Churches near First Congregational Church

• Orchard Covenant Church — 0 mi away
• Reign Fire Church — 0.2 mi away
• Deliverance Church of God — 0.2 mi away in Indian Orchard, MA
• Saint Jude Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greater New Life Christian Center — 0.4 mi away in Indian Orchard, MA
• Saint Gregory Armenian Church — 0.6 mi away
• GoLakeview — 0.7 mi away
• Immaculate Conception Church — 1 mi away
• Union Church of Christ — 1.1 mi away in Ludlow, MA
• United Church of Christ — 1.2 mi away in Ludlow, MA