First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a church at 1202 S 3rd St in Merkel, TX 79536-4923. It is one of 10 churches in Merkel.
Merkel First United Methodist Church is located at South 3rd and Locust in Merkel,Texas.
1202 S 3rd St, Merkel, TX, 79536-4923Phone: +13259285333 · Website: https://merkelumc.wordpress.com/
First United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at First United Methodist Church
- Clothing Outlet
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The community around First United Methodist Church
In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and nearly a quarter of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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: 37.2%
- Depression: 24.7%
- Child Poverty: 24.4% (13.2–35.6%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.9%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.8%
- Diabetes: 13.8%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Love & Care Industries — 0.4 mi away
- Calvary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church — 0.7 mi away
- Abundant Life Assembly — 1.1 mi away
- Salt Branch Cowboy Church — 3.4 mi away
- Country Side Baptist Church — 5.3 mi away
- Hebron Church — 6.1 mi away
- Church of Christ — 6.3 mi away in Trent, TX