First Congregational Church
First Congregational Church is a church in Akron, OH 44308. It is one of 431 churches in Akron.
Mission: To share Christ’s light and welcoming, open and loving message with all people.
AkronFCC unconditionally affirms all people as we live out our call to follow Jesus Christ and his teaching of inclusive love.
Akron, OH, 44308Service times
- Sunday 10am · Service
- Monday 6:30pm–7:30pm
- Tuesday 9am
Shares a ministry location with East Market Street United Church of Christ.
Ministries at First Congregational Church
- Feeding Hope Food Pantry
- LGBTQ+ Community Night
- PB&J Backpack Ministry
- Mason Community Learning Center
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Latest from First Congregational Church of Akron's YouTube channel: Summer Worship, 10am, 9/13/2026 (all videos).
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