First United Presbyterian Church

First United Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Shelby, OH 44875. It is one of 24 churches in Shelby.

Shelby, OH, 44875

First United 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 United Presbyterian 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. About 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: 33.1%
  • Depression: 27.7%
  • Obesity: 37.4%
  • Child Poverty: 22.7% (4.8–40.5%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.3%
  • Diabetes: 13.2%
  • Unemployment: 6.1% (2.1–10.0%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Shelby city is served by 8 churches — about one congregation for every 581 residents.

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