First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church is a church in Elizabethton, TN 37643. It is one of 76 churches in Elizabethton.

Following the risen Christ, and seeking to make the Church a true community of hospitality, the mission of More Light Presbyterians is to work for the full participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of faith in the life, ministry and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Part of Holston Presbytery

Elizabethton, TN, 37643

First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at First Presbyterian Church

  • Social Justice Ministries

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The community around First Presbyterian Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults here carry depression. About a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand 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: 32.6%
  • Child Poverty: 34.5% (18.7–50.4%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 26.4% (17.8–35.0%)
  • Diabetes: 16.1%
  • Obesity: 38.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Elizabethton city is served by 38 churches — about one congregation for every 412 residents.

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