Union United Methodist Church

The community around Union United Methodist Church

It takes 6.9 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults live with diabetes. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.6%
• Food Insecurity: 29.6%
• Diabetes: 22.5%
• Obesity: 43.4%
• Social Isolation: 38.0%
• Child Poverty: 31.2% (12.6–49.8%)
• Housing Insecurity: 21.5%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.0%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.5% (9.6–23.5%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.6%
• Unemployment: 10.0% (1.3–18.6%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.7%
• Poverty Rate: 20.8% (12.3–29.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Georgetown-Quitman County unified government is served by 12 churches — about one congregation for every 181 residents.

Churches near Union United Methodist Church

• Hopewell Baptist Church — 2.5 mi away
• Sharon Methodist Church — 3.5 mi away
• Mount Zion Baptist Church — 4.1 mi away
• Trinity Chapel Church — 4.1 mi away in Georgetown, GA
• Bethel Church — 4.5 mi away
• Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church — 4.6 mi away
• Springvale Methodist Church — 4.7 mi away
• Morris Baptist Church — 5.1 mi away in Morris, GA
• Saint Johns Church — 5.2 mi away
• Morris Baptist Church — 5.6 mi away