First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 503 West Main Street in West Plains, MO 65775. It is one of 59 churches in West Plains, and one of 2 Methodist congregations in the city.

Part of Missouri Conference

503 West Main Street, West Plains, MO, 65775

Website: http://fumcwestplains.com/

First United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First United Methodist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance. 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.

Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.1%
Poverty Rate: 32.1% (21.8–42.4%)
Uninsured All Ages (Census): 22.9% (15.3–30.5%)
Social Isolation: 33.2%
Depression: 28.0%
Food Insecurity: 23.6%
Diabetes: 16.3%
Obesity: 38.4%
Housing Insecurity: 16.7%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.3%
Transportation Barriers: 13.1%

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

West Plains city is served by 23 churches — about one congregation for every 498 residents.

Churches near First United Methodist Church

First Christian Church — 0.1 mi away
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of West Plains — 0.2 mi away
Christian Campus House — 0.2 mi away
Cornerstone Reformed Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Church of the Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
Spring Creek Community Church West Plains — 0.2 mi away
Victory Family Worship Center — 0.2 mi away
First Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - West Plains, MO — 0.3 mi away
First Baptist Church South Campus — 0.3 mi away

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