First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Elkins, WV 26241. It is one of 28 churches in Elkins, and one of 3 Methodist congregations in the city.
Elkins, WV, 26241Website: http://fumcelkinswv.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 about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults here carry depression, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 45.0%
- Depression: 33.4%
- Social Isolation: 37.3%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.3%
- Unemployment: 9.3% (3.6–14.9%)
- Food Insecurity: 18.5%
- Poverty Rate: 16.2% (10.9–21.4%)
- Diabetes: 14.1%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.1%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Elkins city is served by 14 churches — about one congregation for every 259 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- The Refinery Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Brendan Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
- Woodford Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Grace Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Centerbranch Church Elkins — 0.2 mi away
- John Street Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away