Idlewild Presbyterian Church
Idlewild Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Memphis, TN 38104. It is one of 1,544 churches in Memphis, and one of 36 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
The mission of Idlewild Presbyterian Church is to pursue, personify, and practice as Presbyterians the good news of reconciliation and salvation in Christ through worship, formation, nurture, and outreach.
We are a faith community living into a vision of worship, joy, welcoming, and service located in the heart of Midtown Memphis.
Memphis, TN, 38104Idlewild Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 535 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Tennessee — 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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Latest from Idlewild Presbyterian Church's YouTube channel: 9.13.26 Sunday Service (all videos).
The community around Idlewild Presbyterian Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 adults here carry depression. About 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance, and about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. 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: 27.9%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.1% (9.2–27.0%)
- Unemployment: 7.8% (1.9–13.7%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Memphis city is served by 1,033 churches — about one congregation for every 596 residents.
Churches near Idlewild Presbyterian Church
- Grace-Saint Lukes Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.3 mi away
- All Saints Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Little Rock Church — 0.3 mi away
- Union Avenue Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Midtown Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
- St. Francis Old Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Christ City Church — 0.3 mi away
- Central Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Kingdom Church Memphis — 0.4 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- All Saints Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
- Neighborhood Church Midtown — 0.8 mi away
- Redeemer Presbyterian Church of Memphis — 0.9 mi away
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 1.1 mi away