First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 1020 South 10th Avenue in Safford, AZ 85546. It is one of 37 churches in Safford.

1020 South 10th Avenue, Safford, AZ, 85546

Phone: +1-928-428-4211 · Website: https://firstumcsafford.org/

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 a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Social Isolation: 31.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.1%
  • Food Insecurity: 19.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 17.1% (11.2–23.0%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.4% (6.4–16.3%)
  • Unemployment: 7.7% (2.7–12.8%)

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

Safford city is served by 17 churches — about one congregation for every 484 residents.

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