First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Spartanburg, SC 29301. It is one of 268 churches in Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, SC, 29301

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 103 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across South Carolina — 4,599 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.

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The community around First Church of the Nazarene

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 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.

Child Poverty: 66.1%
Obesity: 48.5%
Food Insecurity: 44.4%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.7%
Poverty Rate: 35.5% (21.9–49.1%)
Housing Insecurity: 31.5%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.4%
Diabetes: 20.8%
Social Isolation: 39.6%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.4%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.7%
Transportation Barriers: 21.2%
Unemployment: 9.9% (2.8–17.0%)
Depression: 24.0%
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.2% (6.5–19.9%)

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

Spartanburg city is served by 75 churches — about one congregation for every 514 residents.

Churches near First Church of the Nazarene

Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
Community Bible Believers Church — 0.1 mi away
Greater New Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Church of God — 0.2 mi away
Mount Nebo Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
The Northside Church — 0.3 mi away
Arch Street Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Gospel Light Tabernacle — 0.3 mi away
Grace Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
New Bethel FBH Church — 0.5 mi away

More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby

Breakthrough Outreach Center — 2.8 mi away
First Wesleyan Church — 4 mi away in Boiling Springs, SC
Spartanburg First Church of the Nazarene — 5.8 mi away in Boiling Springs, SC
Glendale Wesleyan Church — 6.6 mi away
Davis Chapel Wesleyan Church — 6.8 mi away

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