First English Lutheran Church

First English Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church at 3001 Whitis Avenue in Austin, TX 78705. It is one of 732 churches in Austin, and one of 16 Lutheran congregations in the city.

Serving since 1936 · Part of Southwestern Texas Synod

3001 Whitis Avenue, Austin, TX, 78705

Phone: +1-512-478-1933 · Website: https://www.felcaustin.org/

Shares a ministry location with Austin Central Hispana and Felcdc.

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

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The community around First English Lutheran Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,400 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.

  • Poverty Rate: 56.3%
  • Depression: 28.7%
  • Unemployment: 9.4% (4.9–13.9%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.8% (8.9–16.7%)

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

Austin city is served by 318 churches — about one congregation for every 2,992 residents.

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