First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Centralia, WA 98531. It is one of 36 churches in Centralia.
We believe that God’s love transforms the world, and we get to participate in that process.
Founded in 1880, Centralia First United Methodist Church has grown up with this town since we were called “Centerville”. It was the pastor of this church who married Our George Washington, Centralia’s founder, with his wife. We’ve been in our 4th building since 1951. We are connected to history and tradition, flexible enough to be relevant to the concerns of today, and nimble enough to be adapting and moving forward with hope.
Part of Pacific Northwest Conference
Centralia, WA, 98531Service times
- Sunday 11am
Shares a ministry location with Centralia UMC.
First United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story. 241 congregations of the Methodist family gather across Washington — 25,985 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.
Ministries at First United Methodist Church
- Local Mission Projects
- Global Mission Efforts
- Social Justice Advocacy
- Educational and Vocational Training
- Pastoral Care
- Community Development Programs
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Latest from Centralia First United Methodist Church's YouTube channel: Worship for June 27th (all videos).
The community around First United Methodist Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and about 1 in 7 the people here live without health insurance. That is two thousand 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.
- Obesity: 40.1%
- Depression: 28.6%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.7% (8.9–24.5%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.5%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Centralia city is served by 19 churches — about one congregation for every 550 residents.
Churches near First United Methodist Church
- Centralia UMC — 0 mi away
- Faith Temple Word of Life Center — 0.1 mi away
- The Potter's House — 0.2 mi away
- Open Bible Church — 0.2 mi away
- Alder Street Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Casa de Dios y Puerta del Cielo — 0.3 mi away
- Gather Church — 0.3 mi away
- Life Center — 0.4 mi away
- St. Mary's Church — 0.4 mi away
- Centralia Bible Chapel — 0.5 mi away
More Methodist churches nearby
- Cooks Hill Community Church — 1.6 mi away
- Chehalis United Methodist Church — 3.6 mi away in Chehalis, WA
- Rochester United Methodist Church — 9.8 mi away in Rochester, WA
- Littlerock United Methodist — 13.3 mi away in Olympia, WA
- Oakville United Methodist Church — 15.4 mi away in Oakville, WA
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