First United Methodist Church of Sparta
First United Methodist Church of Sparta is a United_methodist church in Sparta, IL 62286. It is one of 26 churches in Sparta.
Sparta, IL, 62286First United Methodist Church of Sparta is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around First United Methodist Church of Sparta
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Obesity: 41.2%
- Social Isolation: 34.2%
- Unemployment: 10.0% (4.1–15.9%)
- Child Poverty: 29.8% (12.6–47.1%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.8%
- Poverty Rate: 19.2% (11.2–27.1%)
- Food Insecurity: 18.8%
- Diabetes: 14.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.1%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Sparta city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 270 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church of Sparta
- Sparta Reformed Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
- Bethel Reformed Presbyterian — 0.4 mi away
- Saint John Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
- Community of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Faith Ministry — 0.4 mi away
- Landmark Apostolic Church — 0.5 mi away
- First Reformed Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
- Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
- Gospel Chapel Hall — 0.6 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away