First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 204 North 2nd Street in Memphis, TN 38105. It is one of 1,532 churches in Memphis, and one of 84 Methodist congregations in the city.
Today, several ministries serving the homeless use Memphis First United Methodist Church's space to feed and shelter their clients.
204 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN, 38105Phone: +1-901-527-8362 · Website: https://www.firstchurchmemphis.org/
First United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at First United Methodist Church
- Homeless Services
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The community around First United Methodist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 the people here live below the poverty line. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.
- Poverty Rate: 25.9% (16.6–35.3%)
- Obesity: 39.9%
- Depression: 25.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.2%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.8%
- Diabetes: 14.1%
- Unemployment: 6.1% (1.4–11.6%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Memphis city is served by 1,033 churches — about one congregation for every 596 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- First Presbyterian Church — 0 mi away
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
- Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.1 mi away
- Light of Glory International Church — 0.1 mi away
- Memphis Inner-City Outreach Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Peter Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Calvary Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- The Downtown Church — 0.4 mi away
- Pioneer Church Memphis — 0.4 mi away
- Fellowship Memphis - Downtown — 0.4 mi away