First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church is a church in Berwick, PA 18603. It is one of 33 churches in Berwick.

Berwick, PA, 18603

First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 877 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Pennsylvania — 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 Presbyterian Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly a quarter of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 37.6%
  • Child Poverty: 25.0% (7.1–42.8%)
  • Depression: 24.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 17.3% (8.6–25.9%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2022, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Berwick borough is served by 5 churches — about one congregation for every 2,063 residents.

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