Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church
Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church is a church in Bluefield, WV 24701. It is one of 82 churches in Bluefield.
Bluefield, WV, 24701Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church is part of the Presbyterian family of churches in The American Church Story. 165 congregations of the Presbyterian family gather across West Virginia — 11,639 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 Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand 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.
- Obesity: 45.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.5%
- Food Insecurity: 26.7%
- Diabetes: 20.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.5%
- Social Isolation: 37.7%
- Depression: 31.3%
- Poverty Rate: 26.0% (15.1–36.8%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 19.4%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.3%
- Unemployment: 7.5% (1.1–14.0%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Bluefield city is served by 40 churches — about one congregation for every 167 residents.
Churches near Edwards Memorial Presbyterian Church
- Mount Zion Baptist Church — 0 mi away
- Refuge Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
- First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.1 mi away
- First A.M.E. Zion Church — 0.1 mi away
- North Side United Holiness Church — 0.2 mi away
- Emmanuel Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Prebyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Immanuel Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Spoken Word Temple — 0.2 mi away
- Christ Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
More Presbyterian churches nearby
- Westminster Presbyterian Church — 1.2 mi away
- Graham Presbyterian Church — 2.7 mi away
- Bramwell Presbyterian Church — 5.9 mi away in Bramwell, WV
- Rock Presbyterian Church — 6.8 mi away
- Princeton Presbyterian Church — 9.4 mi away in Princeton, WV
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