Asbury United Methodist Church

The community around Asbury United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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.

• Child Poverty: 80.3%
• Obesity: 52.8%
• Poverty Rate: 42.0% (29.8–54.3%)
• Food Insecurity: 40.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 29.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.3%
• Diabetes: 20.3%
• Unemployment: 17.5% (7.3–27.8%)
• Social Isolation: 38.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Springfield city is served by 69 churches — about one congregation for every 1,462 residents.

Churches near Asbury United Methodist Church

• St. Luke's Episcopal Church — 0 mi away
• Greater Pentecost Tabernacle Church — 0.1 mi away
• Second Timothy Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• St. Paul AME Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist — 0.3 mi away
• Brown Street Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Zion Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• St Katharine Drexel St — 0.4 mi away
• St. Patrick Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Lawrence Avenue Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away