Short North Church

Short North Church is a United Methodist church at 25 West 5th Avenue in Columbus, OH 43201. It is one of 1,053 churches in Columbus, and one of 15 United Methodist congregations in the city.

Short North Church is reimagining how God’s love can be shared in the most dynamic, compelling, impactful way. Located in the heart of Columbus’ arts district, we are a bold community of believers who love Jesus and seek justice. A creative, energetic sanctuary that welcomes all people and celebrates diversity. A beacon of goodness that connects, inspires and uplifts our neighborhood and the world around it.

Ramp access · Part of West Ohio Conference

25 West 5th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43201

Service times

  • Tuesday 7pm · of th

Phone: (614) 360-2778 · Website: http://www.shortnorthchurch.org/

Shares a ministry location with New Life United Methodist Church.

Short North Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,596 congregations of the Methodist family gather across Ohio — 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.

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The community around Short North 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand 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: 41.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.9%
  • Depression: 30.8%
  • Unemployment: 8.1% (3.8–12.4%)
  • Food Insecurity: 17.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.5%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Columbus city is served by 545 churches — about one congregation for every 1,492 residents.

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