Laurel United Methodist Church

Laurel United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 631 South Grand Avenue West in Springfield, IL 62704. It is one of 164 churches in Springfield, and one of 5 Methodist congregations in the city.

Laurel’s mission is to respond to God’s love by sharing generously, accepting others, enjoying one another and God, seeking spiritual growth, and caring for others.

Laurel was founded on the beliefs of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, who taught believers to actualize their faith in community, because actions speak louder than words.

Fully accessible · Part of Illinois Great Rivers Conference

631 South Grand Avenue West, Springfield, IL, 62704

Phone: +1-217-525-1866 · Website: https://www.laurelumchurch.org/

Laurel United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Laurel United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,300 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: 41.6%
  • Social Isolation: 34.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 17.9% (10.1–25.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 17.2%

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

Springfield city is served by 69 churches — about one congregation for every 1,462 residents.

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