First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 214 East Jefferson Street in Iowa City, IA 52245. It is one of 72 churches in Iowa City, and one of 4 Methodist congregations in the city.

The First United Methodist Church and Wesley Foundation of Iowa City is committed to living the Christian values of love, faith, and grace. As Jesus taught, we commit ourselves to being welcoming of all.

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214 East Jefferson Street, Iowa City, IA, 52245

Phone: +1 319-337-2857 · Website: http://www.icfirstchurch.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 5 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 2,400 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.

  • Poverty Rate: 68.3%
  • Social Isolation: 42.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 30.8%
  • Depression: 29.6%
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.0%
  • Unemployment: 6.4% (3.1–9.7%)

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

Iowa City city is served by 43 churches — about one congregation for every 1,698 residents.

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