Pierce Memorial United Methodist Church

The community around Pierce Memorial United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. Nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance, 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 tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 30.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 24.9% (15.2–34.5%)
• Social Isolation: 39.8%
• Child Poverty: 35.0% (18.2–52.8%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.1%
• Poverty Rate: 26.8% (15.8–37.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 24.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.3%
• Diabetes: 16.1%
• Obesity: 37.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%

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

Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) is served by 184 churches — about one congregation for every 1,120 residents.

Churches near Pierce Memorial United Methodist Church

• New Beginnings Christian Center — 0.3 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Grace Fellowship of Augusta — 0.5 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Marks Church — 0.8 mi away
• First Baptist Church Of Augusta — 0.9 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta — 0.9 mi away in Augusta, GA
• First Advent Christian Church — 0.9 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Los Pentecostales de Harvest Point — 1 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Augusta Association Of Baptist Churches — 1 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Strong Tower Christian Fellowship — 1 mi away in Augusta, GA
• Gardner Grove Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away