United Church of the Brethren

Ministries at United Church of the Brethren

• Children's Disaster Services
• Brethren Disaster Ministries
• Global Food Initiative
• Discipleship and Leadership Formation
• Brethren Volunteer Service

The community around United Church of the Brethren

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: 33.3%
• Social Isolation: 37.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.4%
• Unemployment: 9.2% (3.5–14.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 18.4%
• Poverty Rate: 16.2% (10.9–21.4%)
• Diabetes: 14.2%
• 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 United Church of the Brethren

• First Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
• Rivers Living Water Ministries — 0.1 mi away
• New Community Elkins — 0.2 mi away
• First Assembly of God Church — 0.3 mi away
• First Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
• Landmark Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Centerbranch Church Elkins — 0.6 mi away
• The Refinery Church — 0.8 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away