First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Medford, OR 97504. It is one of 66 churches in Medford.

Medford, OR, 97504

Shares a ministry location with New Life Naz and Rogue Valley Church.

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 61 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Oregon — 4,365 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Wesleyan-Holiness churches have insisted that God does not merely forgive people, he changes them — and they took that straight to the poorest streets they could find. The Salvation Army's kettles and soup lines, a century of rescue missions, and an early and costly record of ordaining women all came out of this family.

Find First Church of the Nazarene on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

The community around First Church of the Nazarene

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.

  • Depression: 28.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.9% (12.5–27.3%)
  • Diabetes: 13.8%
  • Unemployment: 7.8% (0.7–14.9%)

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

Medford city is served by 28 churches — about one congregation for every 2,714 residents.

Churches near First Church of the Nazarene

More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby

See all churches in Medford, OR · All churches in Oregon