First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in West Lafayette, IN 47906. It is one of 45 churches in West Lafayette.

At First United Methodist Church West Lafayette, we embrace and celebrate the complexities of our faith, our world, and each other. Together we pursue knowledge and understanding in our journey as Christians. We strive to make the world a better place through service and social action. And, we nature each other’s true selves as we collectively build a community of inclusive Christianity.

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West Lafayette, IN, 47906

Website: http://fumcwl.org

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 a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

  • Social Isolation: 43.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 33.2% (22.4–43.9%)
  • Food Insecurity: 26.2%
  • Depression: 31.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.2%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.9%

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

West Lafayette city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 2,548 residents.

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