First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Texarkana, AR 71854. It is one of 87 churches in Texarkana, and one of 5 Methodist congregations in the city.

Texarkana, AR, 71854

Website: http://texarkanamethodist.com/

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 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 65.7% (48.9–82.5%)
  • Obesity: 45.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 40.4% (28.7–52.1%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 37.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 27.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.3%
  • Diabetes: 19.0%
  • Social Isolation: 36.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 18.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.3% (9.7–22.8%)
  • Unemployment: 8.2% (1.3–15.6%)
  • Depression: 25.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Texarkana city is served by 37 churches — about one congregation for every 717 residents.

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