First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Fort Smith, AR 72901. It is one of 216 churches in Fort Smith, and one of 12 Methodist congregations in the city.
Fort Smith, AR, 72901First 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 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. 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.
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.9%
- Food Insecurity: 29.9%
- Obesity: 41.6%
- Social Isolation: 38.4%
- Poverty Rate: 29.5% (19.2–39.8%)
- Housing Insecurity: 22.1%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.9%
- Diabetes: 15.6%
- Unemployment: 10.3% (5.3–15.3%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.9%
- Depression: 26.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 15.4%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.7% (10.1–19.4%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Fort Smith city is served by 138 churches — about one congregation for every 625 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- Primera Iglesia Hispana Batista — 0.2 mi away
- Crosswalk at FBC — 0.2 mi away
- Immaculate Conception Church — 0.2 mi away
- Community Bible - North — 0.2 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Boniface Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
- Fortress House of Prayer — 0.3 mi away
- Covenant Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away