Where is First Church of Jesus located?

First Church of Jesus is at 1208 Franklin Avenue, Altavista, VA, 24517.

What time are services at First Church of Jesus?

First Church of Jesus meets Sunday, Wednesday at 10am (School Adult & Youth Classes Morning Worship Bible Study); Sunday, Wednesday at 11:15am (School Adult & Youth Classes Morning Worship Bible Study); Sunday, Wednesday at 7pm (School Adult & Youth Classes Morning Worship Bible Study). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Church of Jesus?

First Church of Jesus in Altavista, VA is a Apostolic church.

First Church of Jesus

First Church of Jesus is a Apostolic church at 1208 Franklin Avenue in Altavista, VA 24517. It is one of 26 churches in Altavista.

Pastor Witcher’s goal is to Preach God’s word with clarity and power that it may cause many to come to Christ and be saved.

1208 Franklin Avenue, Altavista, VA, 24517

Service times

Sunday, Wednesday 10am · School Adult & Youth Classes Morning Worship Bible Study
Sunday, Wednesday 11:15am · School Adult & Youth Classes Morning Worship Bible Study
Sunday, Wednesday 7pm · School Adult & Youth Classes Morning Worship Bible Study

Phone: (434) 369-4905 · Website: https://ministerwes.wixsite.com/fcoj

First Church of Jesus is part of the Apostolic / Oneness Pentecostal family of churches in The American Church Story. 14 congregations of the Apostolic / Oneness Pentecostal family gather across Virginia — 391 across the United States on The Church Map.

Apostolic churches carried Pentecostal fire into neighborhoods much of the church had already left, and they stayed. Their fervency in prayer and their seriousness about a holy life are things the wider body would be poorer without.

Find First Church of Jesus on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.

The community around First Church of Jesus

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 7 adults live with diabetes, and about 1 in 10 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.

Social Isolation: 33.3%
Diabetes: 16.9%
Unemployment: 10.8% (5.3–16.4%)
Obesity: 39.0%
Child Poverty: 25.3% (8.2–42.3%)
Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.0%
Depression: 23.2%
Food Insecurity: 19.7%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.8%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Altavista town is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 210 residents.

Churches near First Church of Jesus

First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Grace Community Church — 0.3 mi away
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
First Pentecostal Holiness Church — 0.4 mi away
Crossroads Ministries Church of God of Prophecy — 0.4 mi away
True Gospel Sabbath Tabernacle — 0.4 mi away
Lane Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
First Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
Crosspoint Church — 0.5 mi away
Altavista Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away

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