Where is First Christian Church located?

First Christian Church is at 41841 West Morgan Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA, 24277.

What time are services at First Christian Church?

First Christian Church meets Sunday at 9:45am (School). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Christian Church?

First Christian Church in Pennington Gap, VA is a Friends (quaker) church.

First Christian Church

First Christian Church is a Friends (quaker) church at 41841 West Morgan Avenue in Pennington Gap, VA 24277. It is one of 21 churches in Pennington Gap.

Our Mission is to bring people into a real relationship with Jesus Christ and each other; being one in worship, service, and reaching our community.

41841 West Morgan Avenue, Pennington Gap, VA, 24277

Service times

Sunday 9:45am · School

Phone: (276) 546-1315 · Website: https://www.myfirstchristianchurch.com/

First Christian Church is part of the Friends (Quaker) family of churches in The American Church Story. 23 congregations of the Friends (Quaker) family gather across Virginia — 535 across the United States on The Church Map.

Friends were ahead of the whole church on abolition, on prison reform, and on the ministry of women, and they were ahead at real cost. Their practice of waiting on God together in silence is what the rest of the body borrows when words have run out.

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

The community around First Christian Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand 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.

Child Poverty: 82.9%
Obesity: 47.4%
Poverty Rate: 44.5% (29.7–59.3%)
Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.9%
Food Insecurity: 32.1%
Diabetes: 21.4%
Social Isolation: 35.2%
Depression: 27.8%
Housing Insecurity: 20.5%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.5%
Unemployment: 8.4% (2.1–14.7%)
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.6%
Transportation Barriers: 16.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near First Christian Church

Beech Hill Church — 0.3 mi away
Grace Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
Pennington Gap Church of God — 0.3 mi away
First Baptist Church of Pennington Gap — 0.4 mi away
First United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
Wells Chapel Church — 0.6 mi away
Belcher Chapel — 0.9 mi away
Calvary Baptist Church — 1 mi away
Smith Chapel — 1.3 mi away
Greater Outreach Church of God — 1.9 mi away

More Friends churches nearby

First Christian Church — 16.4 mi away in Big Stone Gap, VA

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