First African Presbyterian Church
First African Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church at 4159 West Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, PA 19104. It is one of 1,755 churches in Philadelphia, and one of 44 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
4159 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19104First African Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 884 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Pennsylvania — 11,638 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 African Presbyterian Church
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. More than a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.3%
- Poverty Rate: 33.8% (19.3–48.4%)
- Diabetes: 22.0%
- Obesity: 44.8%
- Unemployment: 8.9% (2.1–16.7%)
- Depression: 23.1%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7% (10.5–17.4%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2022, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Philadelphia city is served by 1,051 churches — about one congregation for every 1,515 residents.
Churches near First African Presbyterian Church
- Calvary Gospel Church — 0.1 mi away
- National Temple Pentecostal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Resurgence Worship Cathedral — 0.2 mi away
- Church — 0.2 mi away
- Grace Chapel Apostolic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Garden of Prayer Memorial Center — 0.2 mi away
- Heavenly Hall Gospel Church — 0.3 mi away
- Second Antioch Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Amos Healing Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Christian Stronghold Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Reeve Memorial United Presbyterian — 0.8 mi away
- Lombard Central Presbyterian Church — 1 mi away
- Tabernacle United Church — 1.5 mi away
- Calvin Church — 1.6 mi away
- Woodland Presbyterian Church — 1.6 mi away
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