First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Salem, OH 44460. It is one of 32 churches in Salem.
Serving since 1832
Salem, OH, 44460First 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.
Ministries at First Presbyterian Church
- Congregational Care
- Worship, Music and the Arts
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Latest from FPCSALEM's YouTube channel: Sunday Service 08-02-2026 (all videos).
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. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.
- Obesity: 40.7%
- Social Isolation: 33.0%
- Diabetes: 15.4%
- Depression: 25.3%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.6%
- Poverty Rate: 16.9% (8.5–25.2%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Salem city is served by 13 churches — about one congregation for every 412 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Believers Christian Fellowship Church — 0.1 mi away
- Tri-County Church Of God — 0.1 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Paul Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.5 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- First Friends Church — 0.7 mi away
- Harvest Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- First Presbyterian Church of Leetonia — 5.2 mi away in Leetonia, OH
- Sebring Presbyterian Church — 8.9 mi away in Sebring, OH
- Canfield Presbyterian Church — 9.7 mi away in Canfield, OH
- First Presbyterian Church of Lisbon — 10 mi away in Lisbon, OH
- New Lisbon Presbyterian Church — 10 mi away in Lisbon, OH