First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a church at 707 Sassafras Street in Erie, PA 16501. It is one of 205 churches in Erie.
First United Methodist Church of Downtown Erie, founded in 1826, has a long, proud history of serving the diverse community of Erie and its surrounding areas.
Serving since 1826
707 Sassafras Street, Erie, PA, 16501Website: http://www.fumcerie.org/
First 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 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. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. 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.
- Poverty Rate: 46.9% (33.3–60.5%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.0%
- Obesity: 42.0%
- Depression: 28.6%
- Unemployment: 9.9% (1.6–18.7%)
- Diabetes: 13.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Erie city is served by 103 churches — about one congregation for every 920 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- Cathedral of Saint Paul — 0.1 mi away
- Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania — 0.1 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant — 0.1 mi away
- Mary Seat of Wisdom Chapel — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Peter Cathedral Church — 0.2 mi away
- Grace Fellowship International Church — 0.2 mi away
- Luther Memorial Church — 0.3 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- The Cross — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Patrick Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away