First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a church at 1717 Pioneer Ave in Wharton, TX 77488. It is one of 35 churches in Wharton.

1717 Pioneer Ave, Wharton, TX, 77488

Phone: (979) 532-1100 · Website: https://www.whartonfumc.org/

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

Ministries at First United Methodist Church

  • Youth Ministries
  • Children's Ministries
  • Family Ministries
  • Small Blessings Child Care Center
  • RISE! Youth
  • Young Adults
  • Adult Sunday School
  • Women's Ministries
  • United Methodist Women
  • Mom to Mom
  • Music Ministries
  • Chancel Choir

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The community around First United Methodist Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 28.0% (17.2–38.9%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 23.2%
  • Obesity: 42.7%
  • Diabetes: 17.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 18.9% (9.5–28.4%)
  • Unemployment: 7.3% (1.3–13.3%)

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

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