First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a church in Buckhannon, WV 26201. It is one of 33 churches in Buckhannon.
The mission of First Church United Methodist is to grow disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Buckhannon, the surrounding areas, and the world.
Buckhannon, WV, 26201Website: http://www.firstchurchum.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 a third of adults here carry depression, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand 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.
- Depression: 32.5%
- Social Isolation: 38.1%
- Poverty Rate: 24.1% (13.3–34.8%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.6%
- Food Insecurity: 16.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.6%
- Unemployment: 7.7% (1.8–13.6%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Buckhannon city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 216 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- First Baptist Church — 0 mi away
- Central Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
- Chapel Hill United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- New Community Church — 0.2 mi away
- North Central Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration — 0.2 mi away
- First United Brethren Church — 0.3 mi away
- Brushstroke Ministries — 0.3 mi away
- Gateway Gathering of Buckhannon — 0.3 mi away