First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Philadelphia, MS 39350. It is one of 100 churches in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, MS, 39350First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 190 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Mississippi — 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.
Ministries at First Presbyterian Church
- Choctaw Bible Translation Committee
- Center for Pregnancy Choices
- French Camp Academy
- Mississippi Valley Presbytery
- Neshoba County Ministerial Association
- Kaz Yagashi (Japan)
- Harry Harm (Philippines)
- PCA Administration
- PCA Christian Education & Publications
- PCA Mission to the World
- PCA Mission to North America
- Palmer Home for Children
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The community around First Presbyterian Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand 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.
- Obesity: 47.6%
- Poverty Rate: 35.0% (22.6–47.4%)
- Food Insecurity: 33.9%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.5%
- Diabetes: 20.6%
- Social Isolation: 38.4%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 23.6%
- Transportation Barriers: 17.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.6%
- Unemployment: 8.6% (2.2–15.2%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.1% (5.7–16.5%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Philadelphia city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 451 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Liberty Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away in Noxapater, MS
- First Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- East Philadelphia Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Philadelphia Church of God — 0.4 mi away
- Grace Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Holy Cross Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
- Global Vision Faith Center — 0.6 mi away
- First Church of God — 0.6 mi away
- Philadelphia Church of Christ — 0.8 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- First Presbyterian Church — 13.7 mi away in Union, MS
- Erin Presbyterian Church — 17.9 mi away in Union, MS
- Reformation Cumberland Presbyterian Church — 22.5 mi away in Carthage, MS
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