First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Asheville, NC 28801. It is one of 225 churches in Asheville, and one of 8 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Serving since 1968 · Accessible parking
Asheville, NC, 28801Service times
Wednesday mornings from 9:00 am; Wednesday of the month, in room 214 at FPCA from 10 am; Monday—Thursday 9am (as listed)
First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 637 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across North Carolina — 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
- Child Care Center
- Loaves and Fishes
- Racial Justice
- ESL Tutoring
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The community around First Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 the people here live below the poverty line. About 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 7 adults live with diabetes. That is two thousand 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.
- Poverty Rate: 36.4% (25.0–47.8%)
- Food Insecurity: 20.9%
- Diabetes: 15.8%
- Unemployment: 8.3% (0.6–16.2%)
- Obesity: 37.9%
- Social Isolation: 30.8%
- Depression: 25.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.9%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.1% (3.1–23.1%)
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Asheville city is served by 77 churches — about one congregation for every 902 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
- Central United Methodist Church of Asheville — 0.1 mi away
- Christian Science Reading Room — 0.2 mi away
- St Matthias' Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- Summit Church — 0.3 mi away
- Basilica of Saint Lawrence — 0.3 mi away
- First Church of Christ, Scientist — 0.4 mi away
- Church of Selleck — 0.4 mi away
- Calvary Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Congregational Church — 0.4 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Kenilworth Presbyterian Church — 1.4 mi away
- Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church — 2 mi away
- Trinity Presbyterian Church — 2 mi away
- Grace Convenant Presbyterian Church — 2.2 mi away
- Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church — 3.6 mi away
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