First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 393 Pennsylvania Street in Buffalo, NY 14201. It is one of 240 churches in Buffalo, and one of 7 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
We exist for the common good.
First Church is a congregation, vibrant community gathering place, and architectural landmark.
393 Pennsylvania Street, Buffalo, NY, 14201Service times
- Sunday 10:30am
Phone: (716) 884-7250 · Website: http://www.firstchurchbuffalo.org/
First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 668 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across New York — 11,641 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
- Educational Initiatives
- Food Pantry
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Latest from First Presbyterian Church of Buffalo's YouTube channel: From crackers to manna: rethinking need vs want| Nov 1, 2026 (all videos).
The community around First Presbyterian Church
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. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,400 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.
- Social Isolation: 31.5%
- Poverty Rate: 20.6% (12.0–29.2%)
- Food Insecurity: 16.5%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Buffalo city is served by 65 churches — about one congregation for every 4,256 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Holy Angels Church — 0.4 mi away
- Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaclte — 0.4 mi away
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
- Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
- Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.6 mi away
- Buffalo Hispanic SDA Church — 0.6 mi away
- City of Light Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Church of Scientology — 0.6 mi away
- Saint Louis Roman Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
- Bethel Christian Church — 0.7 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
- Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church — 1.4 mi away
- Urban Christian Ministry — 1.4 mi away
- Knox Evangelical Presbyterian Church — 4.6 mi away in Kenmore, NY
- University Presbyterian Church — 4.8 mi away