First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in El Centro, CA 92243. It is one of 68 churches in El Centro, and one of 3 Methodist congregations in the city.
El Centro, CA, 92243Phone: +1-760-352-2942
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 a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is 2,300 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: 36.0%
- Food Insecurity: 34.8%
- Housing Insecurity: 27.1%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 24.1%
- Social Isolation: 39.2%
- Child Poverty: 34.3% (17.6–51.0%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
- Poverty Rate: 25.5% (16.0–35.0%)
- Transportation Barriers: 17.0%
- Diabetes: 16.5%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.0%
- Unemployment: 9.6% (4.5–14.6%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
El Centro city is served by 51 churches — about one congregation for every 842 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- Foursquare Church — 0.1 mi away
- Church of the Nazarene — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church of El Centro — 0.1 mi away
- Shadai Int'l Church — 0.2 mi away in Holtville, CA
- Grace Lutheran Church — 0.2 mi away
- Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Christian Science Society — 0.2 mi away
- Potter's House Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia de Dios de la Profesia — 0.2 mi away
- New Generation Church/Iglesia Nueva Generacion — 0.2 mi away