First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Defiance, OH 43512. It is one of 72 churches in Defiance.
Defiance, OH, 43512First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 534 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Ohio — 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 Presbyterian Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 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 more than a third of adults live with obesity. 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: 34.4%
- Obesity: 36.5%
- Depression: 25.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.1%
- Poverty Rate: 17.3% (9.9–24.7%)
- Food Insecurity: 15.6%
- Diabetes: 14.0%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Defiance city is served by 31 churches — about one congregation for every 284 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- First Assembly of God Church — 0 mi away
- Defiance Church of the Brethren — 0.1 mi away
- Grace Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Bethel Christian Assembly Church — 0.2 mi away
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.2 mi away
- Saint John Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Pauls United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Pilgrim Holiness Church — 0.2 mi away
- The Gathering Place — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Marys Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
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- First Presbyterian Church — 21.1 mi away in Antwerp, OH
- Hicksville Cornerstone Church — 21.4 mi away in Hicksville, OH