First Christian Church

The community around First Christian Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults here carry depression, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,300 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: 47.1%
• Depression: 34.5%
• Social Isolation: 33.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.5%
• Poverty Rate: 24.6% (16.2–33.1%)
• Food Insecurity: 21.3%
• Diabetes: 17.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.6%
• Unemployment: 8.0% (2.8–13.2%)
• Housing Insecurity: 15.5%

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

Parkersburg city is served by 62 churches — about one congregation for every 506 residents.

Churches near First Christian Church

• Saint Andrews United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• One Church — 0.1 mi away
• Lynn Street Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Christ United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
• Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
• Emmanuel Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.3 mi away
• Gateway Apostolic Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.4 mi away