First Lutheran Church

First Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church at 909 Tuscarawas Street East in Canton, OH 44740. It is one of 197 churches in Canton, and one of 5 Lutheran congregations in the city.

909 Tuscarawas Street East, Canton, OH, 44740

Phone: 330-737-1023 · Website: https://firstlutherancanton.com/

First Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Lutheran Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 54.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 44.3% (31.5–57.1%)
  • Food Insecurity: 39.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.6%
  • Diabetes: 24.1%
  • Social Isolation: 39.7%
  • Child Poverty: 30.1% (17.5–47.3%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.4%
  • Unemployment: 11.9% (2.0–22.5%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%
  • Depression: 26.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Canton city is served by 69 churches — about one congregation for every 977 residents.

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