Good Shepherd United Methodist church

Good Shepherd United Methodist church is a Methodist church at 6050 Summer Avenue in Memphis, TN 38134. It is one of 1,532 churches in Memphis, and one of 84 Methodist congregations in the city.

The mission of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world and to be a vital presence in our Memphis community offering Jesus Christ through worship, word, prayer, witness and service.

Good Shepherd United Methodist Church was founded on July 10, 1966. Since that time, our campus has undergone many changes and our membership has grown and diversified, but our primary mission has not: to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Serving since 1966

6050 Summer Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38134

Phone: +1-901-386-2212 · Website: http://www.gsumchurch.com

Good Shepherd United Methodist church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Good Shepherd United Methodist church

  • Support Services
  • Community Events
  • Event Space

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The community around Good Shepherd United Methodist church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Obesity: 38.6%
  • Depression: 26.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.8%
  • Diabetes: 14.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.3% (8.7–19.9%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7%
  • Unemployment: 6.3% (0.4–12.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Memphis city is served by 1,033 churches — about one congregation for every 596 residents.

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