First Congregational Church
First Congregational Church is a United Church Of Christ church at 444 E. Broad St in Columbus, OH 43215. It is one of 1,053 churches in Columbus, and one of 4 United Church Of Christ congregations in the city.
First Church is a Faith Community Called together by God, the Creator and sustainer of life, to worship, pray and serve.Led by Jesus Christ, our Teacher and Savior, to learn the faith and welcome all God’s children.Empowered by the Holy Spirit to witness to God’s love and justice between ourselves, and throughout the world.
Accessible parking · Part of Heartland Conference
444 E. Broad St, Columbus, OH, 43215Service times
- Friday 7pm · Tenebrae
Phone: (614) 228-1741 · Website: http://www.first-church.org/
First Congregational Church is part of the Congregational family of churches in The American Church Story. 285 congregations of the Congregational family gather across Ohio — 2,928 across the United States on The Church Map.
The Congregational churches planted the first colleges in America — Harvard and Yale began as their ministers' training grounds — and launched the modern foreign-mission movement from a New England haystack. Their conviction that a gathered congregation can govern itself under Christ is now shared by most churches in the country.
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Latest from First Congregational Church, Columbus, Ohio's YouTube channel: Sermon: Sunday September 13, 2026, Rev. jessica young chang Preaching (all videos).
The community around First Congregational Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and about 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 38.6%
- Depression: 27.6%
- Poverty Rate: 20.6% (12.1–29.0%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Columbus city is served by 545 churches — about one congregation for every 1,492 residents.
Churches near First Congregational Church
- Broad Street United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- The Church of Solid Faith — 0.1 mi away
- SHILOH-Bridging the Gap — 0.3 mi away
- Christian Spiritualist Temple — 0.3 mi away
- St Paul AME Church — 0.3 mi away
- Westminster Presbyterian Church (Columbus, Ohio) — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Joseph Cathedral — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Patricks Church — 0.3 mi away
- Mount Olivet Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Holy Cross Church — 0.5 mi away
More Congregational churches nearby
- Stone Village Church — 1.4 mi away
- St. Paul United Church of Christ — 1.9 mi away