First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a United_methodist church at 107 North 9th Street in Arkadelphia, AR 71923. It is one of 51 churches in Arkadelphia.

We strive to be unified around our love of God through Christ and our work to love our neighbors.

Here at FUMC Arkadelphia, we work hard to make space for all people. We know all too well how difficult and messy life can be. We believe our church is a place of refuge where people can encounter God and community in powerful ways.

107 North 9th Street, Arkadelphia, AR, 71923

Website: http://www.fumcark.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 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of the people here live below the poverty line, 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.

  • Poverty Rate: 30.6% (21.9–39.3%)
  • Social Isolation: 38.7%
  • Child Poverty: 35.6% (17.4–53.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 23.2%
  • Obesity: 40.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.9%
  • Depression: 26.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Arkadelphia city is served by 25 churches — about one congregation for every 200 residents.

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