Southlawn United Methodist Church
Southlawn United Methodist Church is a United_methodist church at 8605 South Cregier Avenue in Chicago, IL 60617. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago, and one of 27 United_methodist congregations in the city.
To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world by sharing a message of reconciliation and practicing radical hospitality.
8605 South Cregier Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60617Website: http://www.southlawnumc.org/
Southlawn United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Find Southlawn United Methodist Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
The community around Southlawn United Methodist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. That is 2,200 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.
- Food Insecurity: 29.0%
- Diabetes: 19.0%
- Unemployment: 13.9% (5.3–22.5%)
- Obesity: 40.1%
- Social Isolation: 37.9%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.9%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.8%
- Housing Insecurity: 23.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.4%
- Poverty Rate: 16.2% (8.5–23.8%)
- Transportation Barriers: 13.4%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.
Churches near Southlawn United Methodist Church
- Blessed Trinity Temple of Divine Science — 0.2 mi away
- Zion Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
- Impact Life Church — 0.3 mi away
- Gods House of All Nations — 0.3 mi away
- Church of Christ Stony Island — 0.4 mi away
- The Church of Living Faith — 0.4 mi away
- St Felicita's Church — 0.5 mi away
- Saint Felicitas Roman Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
- The Calvary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Free Salvation Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away