First United Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Dunkirk, NY 14048. It is one of 24 churches in Dunkirk.
Serving since 1831
Dunkirk, NY, 14048First United Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 659 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across New York — 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.
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The community around First United 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. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,100 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: 32.3%
- Poverty Rate: 25.3% (16.9–33.6%)
- Food Insecurity: 23.5%
- Obesity: 40.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.4%
- Housing Insecurity: 19.2%
- Diabetes: 14.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.7%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Dunkirk city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 635 residents.
Churches near First United Presbyterian Church
- Saint John The Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Paul Lutheran Church — 0.1 mi away
- Good Hope Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton — 0.2 mi away
- Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Bible Truth Hall — 0.2 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Friendship Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Iglesia Asambleas De Dios — 0.3 mi away
- Iglesia Getsemani — 0.3 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Fredonia Presbyterian Church — 2.2 mi away in Fredonia, NY
- First Presbyterian Church — 16.6 mi away in Westfield, NY
- First Presbyterian Church — 20.6 mi away in Gowanda, NY
- First Presbyterian Church — 24.3 mi away