First Church of the Nazarene

First Church of the Nazarene is a church in Beckley, WV 25801. It is one of 96 churches in Beckley.

Beckley, WV, 25801

First Church of the Nazarene is part of the Wesleyan-Holiness family of churches in The American Church Story. 102 congregations of the Wesleyan-Holiness family gather across West Virginia — 4,365 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 about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.

  • Obesity: 45.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.6%
  • Diabetes: 18.3%
  • Social Isolation: 39.4%
  • Depression: 30.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.2% (15.3–43.0%)
  • Food Insecurity: 24.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Beckley city is served by 44 churches — about one congregation for every 347 residents.

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