First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Nashville-Davidson, TN 37206. It is one of 705 churches in Nashville-Davidson.

Nashville-Davidson, TN, 37206

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 130 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across Tennessee — 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 a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 the people here live below the poverty line. About a third of adults here carry depression, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

Poverty Rate: 34.1% (20.5–47.8%)
Depression: 32.0%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.9%
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.9% (6.5–25.2%)
Unemployment: 8.2% (2.8–13.5%)
Obesity: 39.4%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%

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

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) is served by 773 churches — about one congregation for every 875 residents.

Churches near First Church of the Nazarene

Holy Name Church;Loaves and Fishes Church — 0 mi away
Emmanuel Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
Church of the Holy Name — 0.1 mi away
Saint Anns Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
East End United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away in Nashville, TN
Tulip Street United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
First Baptist Church of East Nashville — 0.2 mi away
First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
Ascend Nashville Church — 0.2 mi away in Nashville, TN
Edgefield Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away

More Wesleyan-Holiness churches nearby

First Wesleyan Church — 0.3 mi away
Benson Memorial Church of the Nazarene — 0.8 mi away
Fatherland Street Church of the Nazarene — 1.2 mi away
Trevecca Community Church — 2 mi away in Nashville, TN
College Hill Church of the Nazarene — 2.2 mi away

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