Memorial United Methodist Church

Memorial United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Monroe, LA 71203. It is one of 195 churches in Monroe, and one of 7 Methodist congregations in the city.

Monroe, LA, 71203

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

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The community around Memorial United Methodist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 64.0% (44.7–83.3%)
  • Poverty Rate: 52.8% (39.1–66.5%)
  • Obesity: 50.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 48.1%
  • Social Isolation: 43.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 33.1%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 25.9%
  • Diabetes: 18.4%
  • Unemployment: 12.3% (4.8–19.8%)
  • Depression: 28.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.6% (7.5–17.6%)

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

Monroe city is served by 86 churches — about one congregation for every 472 residents.

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