First United Methodist Church

Upcoming events at First United Methodist Church

• Wed, Aug 5 · 9:30 AM: Senior Summer Games
• Wed, Aug 5 · 10 AM: Senior Get-A-Way
• Thu, Aug 6 · 8:30 AM: Pastor's Online Study
• Thu, Aug 6 · 6 PM: Men Only N.A. Mtg. — Room 4/5
• Thu, Aug 6 · 6:30 PM: Chancel Choir Rehearsal — Choir & Music Room

From First United Methodist Church's public calendar (http://www.fumcbakersfield.org/). Times are the church's local time.

The community around First United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Food Insecurity: 32.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.8%
• Unemployment: 12.0% (6.2–17.9%)
• Social Isolation: 38.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.1%
• Obesity: 38.6%
• Depression: 24.7%
• Poverty Rate: 19.6% (11.1–28.1%)
• Transportation Barriers: 17.0%
• Diabetes: 13.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Bakersfield city is served by 97 churches — about one congregation for every 3,983 residents.

Churches near First United Methodist Church

• Bakersfield Korean Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Stockdale Southern Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• The Vision Plus Church Bakersfield — 0.4 mi away
• New Testament Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Covenant Community Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
• The Cross Christian Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Congregational Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Congregational Church — 0.5 mi away
• Harvest Foursquare Church — 0.5 mi away
• Bakersfield First Assembly — 0.7 mi away