First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 21 Buell Street in Burlington, VT 05401. It is one of 34 churches in Burlington.
Our mission is to be a worshiping community, walking in the way of Jesus, believing in place.
21 Buell Street, Burlington, VT, 05401Website: http://www.umcburlington.com/
First United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at First United Methodist Church
- 12-step programs
- Social service collaboration
- Thrift Shop
- Meals and hospitality
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The community around First United Methodist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third of adults here carry depression. 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.
- Poverty Rate: 47.8%
- Depression: 35.1%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Burlington city is served by 23 churches — about one congregation for every 1,941 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- First Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away
- College Street Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away
- One Church Street Partnership — 0.2 mi away
- Burlington Disciples — 0.2 mi away in Essex Junction, VT
- St Andrews Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception — 0.2 mi away
- Free Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- St. Joseph's Cathedral — 0.4 mi away
- Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph — 0.4 mi away