First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Martins Ferry, OH 43935. It is one of 14 churches in Martins Ferry.
Martins Ferry, OH, 43935First United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around First United Methodist Church
Within about a mile of this church, about 1 in 5 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
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- Unemployment: 20.7% (6.2–35.2%)
- Obesity: 44.0%
- Child Poverty: 39.7% (22.9–56.6%)
- Social Isolation: 34.6%
- Depression: 28.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.6%
- Poverty Rate: 25.9% (14.5–37.3%)
- Diabetes: 17.0%
- Food Insecurity: 18.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Martins Ferry city is served by 11 churches — about one congregation for every 308 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- Apostolic Faith Temple — 0.1 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Trinity Assembly of God — 0.1 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Church Of The Nazarene — 0.2 mi away
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Grace Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
- St. Mary's Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
- St. John's Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away