First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 1200 Southwest Alder Street in Portland, OR 97205. It is one of 554 churches in Portland, and one of 21 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Love God. Love Our Neighbors.
We welcome, accept, and honor every voice through engaging worship, thoughtful education, warm fellowship, and caring outreach.
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1200 Southwest Alder Street, Portland, OR, 97205Service times
- Sunday 10:30am
Phone: (503) 228-7331 · Website: https://www.firstpresportland.org/
First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 131 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Oregon — 11,641 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
- Emergency Food Closet
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Upcoming events at First Presbyterian Church
- Fri, Nov 6 · 11 AM: Practical Theology Study & Discussion — John Knox - 308, 1200 SW Alder Street, Portland, OR 97205-2298
- Sun, Nov 8 · 10:30 AM: ***Worship - Streamed*** — First Presbyterian Church, Portland, 1200 SW Alder Street, Portland, OR 97205-2298
- Thu, Nov 12 · 7 PM: Chancel Choir Practice — Choir room - 200, 1200 SW Alder Street, Portland, OR 97205-2298
- Tue, Nov 17 · 9:30 AM: Food Sorting and Delivery (Community Share) — Luft UP Warehouse, 3448 NW Yeon Ave , Portland, OR 97210
- Fri, Nov 27 · 5:30 PM: Finance Committee Meeting via Zoom — First Presbyterian Church, Portland, 1200 SW Alder Street, Portland, OR 97205-2298
From First Presbyterian Church's public calendar (https://www.firstpresportland.org/). Times are the church's local time.
The community around First Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults here carry depression. Nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Depression: 30.3%
- Poverty Rate: 23.4% (15.8–30.9%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Portland city is served by 353 churches — about one congregation for every 1,833 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Counterculture Church — 0.1 mi away
- Church of the City — 0.1 mi away
- Bridgetown Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Fresh Life Church - PDX — 0.2 mi away
- First Unitarian Portland — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception — 0.3 mi away
- Church of Scientology — 0.3 mi away
- Fresh Life Church - Portand — 0.3 mi away
- First Congregational Church — 0.3 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 2 mi away
- Portland Foursquare Church — 2.4 mi away
- Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church — 2.6 mi away
- Presbyterian Church of Laurelhurst — 2.7 mi away
- Hope Korean Presbyterian Church — 3.1 mi away