Kern Memorial United Methodist Church
Kern Memorial United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 451 East Tennessee Avenue in Oak Ridge, TN 37830. It is one of 65 churches in Oak Ridge, and one of 2 Methodist congregations in the city.
Our mission is simple: To help people belong, grow in faith, and make a difference.
At Kern Church, we believe that faith isn't just about Sunday—it’s about finding hope, experiencing community, discovering how much God loves you, and making a real difference in the world.
451 East Tennessee Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830Phone: 865-483-5273 · Website: https://www.kernchurch.org/
Kern Memorial United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Kern Memorial United Methodist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 adults here carry depression. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about 1 in 5 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 lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Depression: 29.3%
- Obesity: 39.9%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.4%
- Unemployment: 6.5% (2.4–10.7%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Oak Ridge city is served by 46 churches — about one congregation for every 679 residents.
Churches near Kern Memorial United Methodist Church
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses — 0.1 mi away
- LifeHouse Church — 0.3 mi away
- St. Anne Orthodox Church — 0.3 mi away
- Glenwood Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Faith Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Calvary Lighthouse Church — 0.7 mi away
- Christ Community Church — 0.7 mi away
- Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church — 0.9 mi away
- Freedom Hope Church — 1 mi away
- Chapel on the Hill — 1.1 mi away