First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 321 West South Street in Kalamazoo, MI 49007. It is one of 157 churches in Kalamazoo.

321 West South Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007

Website: http://sanctuaryinthecity.org

First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Presbyterian Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third of adults here carry depression. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

  • Child Poverty: 99.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 41.5%
  • Depression: 32.5%
  • Obesity: 43.4%
  • Social Isolation: 37.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 24.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.4%
  • Unemployment: 10.8% (3.2–18.4%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 17.2%
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Kalamazoo city is served by 26 churches — about one congregation for every 2,845 residents.

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