Salem First Presbyterian Church
Salem First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 770 Chemeketa Street Northeast in Salem, OR 97301. It is one of 125 churches in Salem, and one of 2 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
We are dedicated providing opportunities for fellowship, learning, and spiritual growth to both our congregation and the wider community.
We are a full-inclusion community of ordinary people experiencing and embodying God’s extraordinary love.
Serving since 1869
770 Chemeketa Street Northeast, Salem, OR, 97301Service times
- Sunday 10:30am
Phone: (503) 363-9234 · Website: https://www.salemfpc.org/
Salem 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 Salem First Presbyterian Church
- Sunday School
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Upcoming events at Salem First Presbyterian Church
- Sun, Nov 8 · 9:45 AM: Opening to Refresh — Salem First Presbyterian Church, 770 Chemeketa St NE, Salem, OR, 97301, United States
- Sun, Nov 8 · 10:30 AM: Worship — Salem First Presbyterian Church, 770 Chemeketa St NE, Salem, OR, 97301, United States
- Sun, Nov 8 · 12 PM: Second Sunday Sitdown — Salem First Presbyterian Church, 770 Chemeketa St NE, Salem, OR, 97301, United States
- Mon, Nov 9 · 10 AM: History Guild — OR
- Mon, Nov 9 · 12 PM: Poor People's Campaign — OR
From Salem First Presbyterian Church's public calendar (https://www.salemfpc.org/). Times are the church's local time.
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The community around Salem 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, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 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: 30.5%
- Poverty Rate: 24.8% (16.6–32.9%)
- Obesity: 38.9%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Salem city is served by 44 churches — about one congregation for every 3,802 residents.
Churches near Salem First Presbyterian Church
- Saint Joseph Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Caballeros de Colon -Parroquia San Jose — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Mark Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Salem First United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Salem First Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Salem Ekklesia — 0.3 mi away
- St. Thomas Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Baptist Church of Salem — 0.4 mi away
- Fellowship Church Downtown — 0.4 mi away
- St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Evergreen Church — 0.5 mi away
- John Knox Presbyterian Church — 3.4 mi away in Keizer, OR
- Spring Valley Presbyterian Church — 6.9 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 16.8 mi away in Woodburn, OR