First Wayne Street United Methodist Church

First Wayne Street United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Fort Wayne, IN 46802. It is one of 351 churches in Fort Wayne, and one of 3 Methodist congregations in the city.

to develop disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Fort Wayne, IN, 46802

Website: http://www.fwsumc.org/

First Wayne Street United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Wayne Street United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,100 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: 44.8%
  • Social Isolation: 35.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 28.7% (15.1–42.3%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 24.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.0%
  • Depression: 26.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
  • Child Poverty: 23.3% (7.6–39.0%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.2%
  • Diabetes: 13.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Fort Wayne city is served by 114 churches — about one congregation for every 2,089 residents.

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