Monumental United Methodist Church
Monumental United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Emporia, VA 23847. It is one of 71 churches in Emporia, and one of 2 Methodist congregations in the city.
Emporia, VA, 23847Monumental United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story. 956 congregations of the Methodist family gather across Virginia — 25,370 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.
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The community around Monumental United Methodist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. That is 2,100 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.
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.2%
- Food Insecurity: 29.5%
- Diabetes: 20.1%
- Obesity: 45.0%
- Social Isolation: 39.0%
- Housing Insecurity: 22.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.9%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.1%
- Transportation Barriers: 14.9%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Emporia city is served by 25 churches — about one congregation for every 227 residents.
Churches near Monumental United Methodist Church
- Bible Baptist Independent Missionary Church — 0.1 mi away
- New Hope Worship Center — 0.2 mi away
- Calvary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Emporia church of Christ | Emporia VA — 0.3 mi away
- New Life Christian Center — 0.3 mi away
- Church of God of Prophecy — 0.3 mi away
- Bethel Community Fellowship — 0.4 mi away
- Royal Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Victory Fellowship — 0.4 mi away
- Christ Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
More Methodist churches nearby
- Main Street United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away
- Centenary United Methodist Church — 9 mi away in Jarratt, VA
- Sharon Church — 17.7 mi away in Yale, VA
- Roanoke Family Community Church — 17.8 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Lawrenceville United Methodist Church — 17.9 mi away in Lawrenceville, VA