First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 162-10 Highland Avenue in Jamaica, NY 11432. It is one of 89 churches in Jamaica, and one of 2 Methodist congregations in the city.

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162-10 Highland Avenue, Jamaica, NY, 11432

Phone: +1-718-739-2269 · Website: https://fumcoj.com

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

Ministries at First United Methodist Church

  • Creative Movement Expressions
  • Valiant Karate

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The community around First United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third have no one they feel they can count on. That is 4,300 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.

  • Social Isolation: 41.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 37.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.9%
  • Unemployment: 12.1% (7.2–16.9%)
  • Child Poverty: 30.1% (14.1–46.1%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.4% (17.8–33.0%)
  • Diabetes: 17.6%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.9% (5.0–18.7%)

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

New York city is served by 2,102 churches — about one congregation for every 4,102 residents.

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