First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Lakeland, FL 33801. It is one of 332 churches in Lakeland, and one of 5 Methodist congregations in the city.
The purpose of First United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Services in American Sign Language
Lakeland, FL, 33801Website: http://www.firstumc.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 a few blocks of these doors, nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. About 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line, and about 1 in 7 working-age adults live without health insurance. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Depression: 23.1%
- Poverty Rate: 18.1% (11.2–25.1%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Lakeland city is served by 95 churches — about one congregation for every 1,199 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- Aldersgate House — 0 mi away
- Centerpoint Lakeland — 0.2 mi away
- All Saints Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- Church — 0.3 mi away
- Lake Morton Community Church — 0.4 mi away
- Crossview Church Lkld — 0.4 mi away
- Grace Church — 0.4 mi away
- Grace Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Southside Church — 0.5 mi away
- Bethany Christian Church-Disciples of Christ — 0.5 mi away