Wesley United Methodist Church

Wesley United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Austin, TX 78702. It is one of 737 churches in Austin, and one of 17 Methodist congregations in the city.

Wesley continues to be a beacon of hope in the community, and is committed to nurturing the spiritual growth of the congregation and the community in the 21st Century.

Wesley United Methodist Church was founded on March 4, 1865 by newly freed slaves ("Freedmen") following the passage of President Lincoln's life-changing "Emancipation Proclamation" in 1863.

Serving since 1865

Austin, TX, 78702

Website: http://www.wesleyunited.org/

Wesley United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Wesley United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. About 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line, and about 1 in 7 working-age adults live without health insurance. That is 2,200 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: 24.7%
  • Poverty Rate: 20.6% (9.3–31.9%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.3% (5.3–17.4%)
  • Unemployment: 6.8% (1.6–12.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Austin city is served by 318 churches — about one congregation for every 2,992 residents.

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