First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 610 Bonus Avenue in Belvidere, IL 61008. It is one of 32 churches in Belvidere.

610 Bonus Avenue, Belvidere, IL, 61008

Service times

  • Sunday 9am

Phone: +1 815-544-3479 · Website: https://fumcbelvidere.org/

Shares a ministry location with Iglesia Esperanza Y Vida UMC.

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 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 48.5% (33.3–63.8%)
  • Food Insecurity: 25.3%
  • Obesity: 40.6%
  • Social Isolation: 35.8%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 24.6% (15.0–34.2%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.1%
  • Depression: 23.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 19.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.5%
  • Diabetes: 13.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.9%
  • Unemployment: 7.2% (1.2–13.3%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Belvidere city is served by 17 churches — about one congregation for every 1,224 residents.

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