Simpson United Methodist Church
Simpson United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Des Moines, IA 50317. It is one of 341 churches in Des Moines, and one of 22 Methodist congregations in the city.
Des Moines, IA, 50317Website: https://www.simpsonumc-dm.org/
Simpson United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Simpson 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. More than a third of adults live with obesity, 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.
- Obesity: 41.8%
- Social Isolation: 38.0%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.5%
- Food Insecurity: 23.3%
- Unemployment: 10.5% (5.2–15.9%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 17.4%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%
- Diabetes: 13.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.7%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Des Moines city is served by 226 churches — about one congregation for every 950 residents.
Churches near Simpson United Methodist Church
- Marantha Open Bible Church — 0.1 mi away
- Grace Fellowship Church — 0.1 mi away
- Poder y Gracia Des Moines — 0.2 mi away
- Grant Park Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Grace Wesleyan Church — 0.2 mi away
- Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- The Salvation Army Des Moines Citadel Worship and Service Center — 0.5 mi away
- Galilee Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Lee Town Assembly Church — 0.6 mi away
- Iglesias Nazarenas en Iowa — 0.8 mi away