First Congregational Church

Ministries at First Congregational Church

• Feeding Hope Food Pantry
• LGBTQ+ Community Night
• PB&J Backpack Ministry
• Mason Community Learning Center

The community around First Congregational 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than 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.

• Social Isolation: 43.4%
• Poverty Rate: 40.6%
• Food Insecurity: 33.9%
• Depression: 33.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.9%
• Child Poverty: 34.9% (14.9–54.9%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 22.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.8%
• Unemployment: 9.1% (4.0–14.3%)
• Obesity: 39.7%

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

Akron city is served by 251 churches — about one congregation for every 762 residents.

Churches near First Congregational Church

• East Market Street United Church of Christ — 0 mi away
• First United Methodist Church of Akron — 0.1 mi away
• Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church — 0.2 mi away
• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
• Akron Chinese Christian Church - 爱城华人基督教会 - ACCC — 0.3 mi away
• The Chapel — 0.3 mi away
• Campus Focus — 0.3 mi away
• Wesley Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.3 mi away
• The Remedy Church — 0.4 mi away
• Burning Bush Christian Church — 0.4 mi away