Central United Methodist Church
Central United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church at 100 Wilson Street in Laurens, SC 29360. It is one of 70 churches in Laurens, and one of 2 United Methodist congregations in the city.
We strive to live out our mission to make and nurture disciples of Jesus Christ -- welcoming all, encouraging one other, and building relationships as we worship, learn, and grow together in God's love.
Central UMC is a vibrant downtown church with the distinction of being the oldest church in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Wheelchair accessible
100 Wilson Street, Laurens, SC, 29360Service times
Sundays at 11:00am; Sunday Services You are invited to worship with Central on Sunday mornings at 11:00am; Sunday of the month 4:00-6:00pm (as listed)
Central United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story. 898 congregations of the Methodist family gather across South Carolina — 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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Latest from Central UMC - Spartanburg's YouTube channel: September 13th Sunday Worship- 16th Sunday after Pentecost (all videos).
The community around Central United Methodist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.
- Food Insecurity: 32.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.8%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 27.8% (20.6–35.1%)
- Obesity: 40.1%
- Social Isolation: 36.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 23.2%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 21.1%
- Diabetes: 17.5%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%
- Depression: 23.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 15.1%
- Unemployment: 6.2% (0.1–13.2%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Laurens city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 240 residents.
Churches near Central United Methodist Church
- Second Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene — 0.3 mi away
- Centro de Gracia IPUL — 0.4 mi away
- First Assembly of God — 0.5 mi away
- Iglesia Pentecostal Fuente de Agua Viva — 0.5 mi away
- Church of God — 0.5 mi away
- New Beginnings in Christ — 0.5 mi away
- Lighthouse Baptist Church & Christian School — 0.6 mi away
- Eastside Church — 0.6 mi away
- Wattsville Pentecostal Holiness Church — 0.6 mi away
More Methodist churches nearby
- Saint James United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 1 mi away
- Poplar Spring AME Church — 3.8 mi away
- Mount Vernon AME Church — 3.9 mi away
- Leesville Southern Methodist Church — 4.1 mi away
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