First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 5401 Centre Avenue in Pittsburgh, PA 15232. It is one of 575 churches in Pittsburgh, and one of 26 Methodist congregations in the city.

First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh affirms that God’s grace is present in all people. We intentionally seek openly and fully to include all persons regardless of age, race, ethnicity, immigration status, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, education, or economic condition. We commit ourselves to be in ministry for and with all people, regardless of their spiritual path or political perspective and independent of society’s regard. God blesses us all so that together we can be God’s instruments of blessing in the world.

5401 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232

Website: https://www.fumcpittsburgh.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. About 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third of the people here were born in another country. That is 2,600 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: 18.3% (11.9–24.6%)

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

Pittsburgh city is served by 278 churches — about one congregation for every 1,092 residents.

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