First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Abilene, TX 79601. It is one of 212 churches in Abilene, and one of 3 Presbyterian congregations in the city.
Abilene, TX, 79601First Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 643 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across Texas — 11,342 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 Presbyterian Church
Within about a mile of this church, about 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance. Nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line, and about 1 in 5 working-age adults live without health insurance. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 21.0% (12.5–29.4%)
- Poverty Rate: 24.4% (15.3–33.5%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.1%
- Obesity: 36.5%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.0%
- Depression: 23.6%
- Diabetes: 13.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Abilene city is served by 114 churches — about one congregation for every 1,038 residents.
Churches near First Presbyterian Church
- Saint John Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Francis Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Bethel Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Mount Moriah Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Mt Zion Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- New Light Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Macedonia Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Antioch CME Church — 0.4 mi away
- Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
- United Methodist Church - Plum Street — 0.5 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- First Central Presbyterian Church — 1 mi away
- Covenant Presbyterian Church — 3.4 mi away
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 4 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 19.6 mi away in Baird, TX