Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church
Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 5616 Wyalusing Avenue in Philadelphia, PA 19131. It is one of 1,763 churches in Philadelphia, and one of 25 Methodist congregations in the city.
For over 100 years, Camphor Memorial, a designated landmark, has been a part of the fabric of Philadelphia.
Serving since 1922
5616 Wyalusing Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19131Website: http://www.camphormemorial.org/
Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church
- Counseling Education Program
- Food pantry
- Community Development
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The community around Camphor Memorial 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 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,600 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.
- Child Poverty: 65.2% (46.9–83.5%)
- Poverty Rate: 38.7% (25.3–52.0%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.9%
- Diabetes: 19.7%
- Obesity: 42.7%
- Unemployment: 8.8% (3.1–14.5%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Philadelphia city is served by 1,051 churches — about one congregation for every 1,515 residents.
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- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Matthews Church — 0.3 mi away
- Deliverance House of God — 0.3 mi away