First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church at 122 Public Square North in Shelbyville, TN 37160. It is one of 108 churches in Shelbyville, and one of 3 United Methodist congregations in the city.
Our commitment is to serve—and to serve with love.
Welcome to First United Methodist Church Shelbyville! We’re delighted you’re here. As you explore our site, we hope you feel the warmth and genuine care that defines our community.
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122 Public Square North, Shelbyville, TN, 37160Service times
- Sunday 9am · School
Phone: (931) 684-2535 · Website: http://firstmethodistshelbyville.com/
First United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,082 congregations of the Methodist family gather across Tennessee — 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.
Find First United Methodist Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
Upcoming events at First United Methodist Church
- Mon, Sep 21 · 1 PM: Knitting Ministry — First United Methodist Church Shelbvyille, 122 Public Square North, Shelbyville, Tennessee, 37160, United States
- Mon, Sep 21 · 5:30 PM: Handbell Practice
- Tue, Sep 22 · 10:30 AM: Circle 7 Meeting
- Tue, Sep 22 · 6 PM: Trivia Night — La Rivera Restaurant
- Wed, Sep 23 · 5 PM: Wednesday night Meal — First United Methodist Church Shelbvyille, 122 Public Square North, Shelbyville, Tennessee, 37160, United States
From First United Methodist Church's public calendar (http://firstmethodistshelbyville.com/). Times are the church's local time.
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Latest from Shelbyville, TN, First United Methodist Church's YouTube channel: Living the Blessed Life: Part 1 from Matthew 5:1-4 (all videos).
The community around First United Methodist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Obesity: 45.5%
- Depression: 29.3%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.4%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.0% (11.6–24.4%)
- Child Poverty: 24.1% (12.0–37.2%)
- Diabetes: 14.3%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Shelbyville city is served by 23 churches — about one congregation for every 300 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- Episcopal Church of the Redeemer — 0.2 mi away
- Shelbyville First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
- The Experience Community — 0.4 mi away
- First Christian Church — 0.5 mi away
- Christ Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
- St William's Catholic Community — 0.5 mi away
- Vessels of Honour — 0.5 mi away
- St. William of Montevergine Catholic Church — 0.5 mi away
- Bright Temple COGIC — 0.5 mi away
More Methodist churches nearby
- Scott United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away
- West End United Methodist Church — 0.9 mi away
- Woodfork African Methodist Episcopal Church — 1 mi away
- Cannon United Methodist Church — 1.2 mi away
- Whiteside United Methodist Church — 3.9 mi away
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