First Church

First Church is a United_church_of_christ church in Oberlin, OH 44074. It is one of 24 churches in Oberlin.

We recognize our calling both as individuals and as the church to live in the world by: ministering to its needs, contributing to the welfare of all, being enriched by those aspects of culture that help to make human life more human, working through institutions and supporting laws that reflect God'

WELCOME TO THE FIRST CHURCH IN OBERLIN - AN OPEN AND AFFIRMING, JUST PEACE, GLOBAL MISSION, GREEN JUSTICE CHURCH.

Oberlin, OH, 44074

Website: https://firstchurchoberlin.org/

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

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The community around First Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 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 nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. 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: 36.5%
  • Depression: 27.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.8% (12.9–26.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Oberlin city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 559 residents.

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