First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 244 West Main Street in Laurens, SC 29360. It is one of 70 churches in Laurens, and one of 3 Methodist congregations in the city.
We are deeply committed to contributing in a significant way to the fight against hunger in our community, fueled by the dedication of our lay servants and engaged members.
244 West Main Street, Laurens, SC, 29360Service times
- Monday 10:30am
Website: http://firstmethodistlaurens.org/
First United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story. 853 congregations of the Methodist family gather across South Carolina — 25,370 across the United States on The Church Map.
Methodism gave the church the class meeting, the circuit rider, and the Sunday school, and gave America the conviction that grace is genuinely for everyone — carried into prisons, mines, and mill towns by preachers who owned almost nothing. Charles Wesley's hymns are still sung in nearly every tradition, most of them by people who have no idea whose they are.
Ministries at First United Methodist Church
- Fight Against Hunger
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Latest from First United Methodist Church, Laurens's YouTube channel: June 21 - First UMC (all videos).
The community around First United Methodist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 34.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.6%
- Food Insecurity: 21.7%
- Diabetes: 16.7%
- Obesity: 36.2%
- Child Poverty: 22.5% (4.4–40.6%)
- Housing Insecurity: 16.2%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.0%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.0% (7.1–16.9%)
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.5%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Laurens city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 240 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- Church of the Epiphany — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Paul First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Evidence of Faith Worldwide Ministry — 0.5 mi away in Joanna, SC
- New Beginnings in Christ — 0.6 mi away
- New Life Prophetic Ministries — 0.7 mi away
- Springfield Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Holy Spirit Church — 0.9 mi away
- Lucas Avenue Baptist Church — 0.9 mi away
More Methodist churches nearby
- Central United Methodist Church — 1 mi away
- Saint James United Methodist Church — 1.5 mi away
- Poplar Spring AME Church — 4.2 mi away
- Trinity United Methodist Church — 4.5 mi away
- Mount Vernon AME Church — 4.9 mi away
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