First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church at 116 NE Perry Ave in Peoria, IL 61603-3624. It is one of 236 churches in Peoria, and one of 5 United Methodist congregations in the city.

Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Peoria and the world.

I believe you'll find us to be a place where you can find the love and grace of Jesus, and the encouragement of a church family and friends.

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116 NE Perry Ave, Peoria, IL, 61603-3624

Phone: (309) 673-3641 · Website: http://fumcpeoria.org/

First United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,033 congregations of the Methodist family gather across Illinois — 25,985 across the United States on The Church Map.

Methodism gave the church the class meeting, the circuit rider, and the Sunday school, and gave America the conviction that grace is genuinely for everyone — carried into prisons, mines, and mill towns by preachers who owned almost nothing. Charles Wesley's hymns are still sung in nearly every tradition, most of them by people who have no idea whose they are.

Ministries at First United Methodist Church

  • Loaves & Fish
  • Buddy Ministries
  • GriefShare
  • ESL Classes

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The community around First 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. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 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.

  • Child Poverty: 79.3%
  • Obesity: 46.3%
  • Poverty Rate: 43.5% (30.1–56.8%)
  • Food Insecurity: 41.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 29.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 23.8%
  • Diabetes: 19.3%
  • Unemployment: 17.4% (10.6–24.2%)
  • Social Isolation: 39.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 21.4%
  • Depression: 23.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.3% (4.5–18.1%)

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

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