Wharton Wesley United Methodist Church
Wharton Wesley United Methodist Church is a United_methodist church at 5341 Catharine Street in Philadelphia, PA 19143. It is one of 1,763 churches in Philadelphia, and one of 6 United_methodist congregations in the city.
As a local church serving the West Philadelphia Community our mission is to lead people into a steadfast relationship with Jesus Christ; where our love for one another is expressed as we inspire hope, cultivate community, and empower Godly change.
5341 Catharine Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19143Website: http://www.wharton-wesleyumc.org/
Wharton Wesley United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Wharton Wesley United Methodist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 7 adults live with diabetes. 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.
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.5%
- Diabetes: 16.6%
- Unemployment: 9.7% (1.7–17.8%)
- Obesity: 38.1%
- Child Poverty: 28.1% (13.5–44.9%)
- Poverty Rate: 18.5% (7.7–29.2%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2022, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Philadelphia city is served by 1,051 churches — about one congregation for every 1,515 residents.
Churches near Wharton Wesley United Methodist Church
- Hope for Philadelphia — 0.2 mi away
- Wayland Memorial Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- New Harvest Temple — 0.2 mi away
- Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
- Victory Christian Center — 0.3 mi away
- Philadelphia Church IN'TL PA — 0.3 mi away
- The Peoples Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Poyser Way New Testament Church of God — 0.3 mi away
- Ebenezer Temple — 0.4 mi away
- Parham Chapel Ministers and Laymens Church — 0.4 mi away