West Galax Methodist Church
West Galax Methodist Church is a church in Galax, VA 24333. It is one of 37 churches in Galax.
Galax, VA, 24333West Galax Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around West Galax Methodist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, 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 the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 34.2%
- Child Poverty: 30.7% (15.0–46.4%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.7%
- Poverty Rate: 23.3% (15.5–31.1%)
- Food Insecurity: 20.3%
- Diabetes: 17.5%
- Obesity: 39.0%
- Depression: 26.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.0%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.1%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Galax city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 445 residents.
Churches near West Galax Methodist Church
- Oldtown Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Union Church — 0.6 mi away
- Church of the Good Shepherd — 0.9 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.9 mi away
- Galax Presbyterian Church — 1 mi away
- Bible Baptist Church — 1 mi away
- First Christian Church — 1.1 mi away
- Cornerstone Community Church — 1.1 mi away
- Landmark Baptist Church — 1.1 mi away
- Mount Pisgah Church — 1.2 mi away