First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a church at 1001 Juliana St, Parkersburg, WV, 26101 in Parkersburg, WV 26101. It is one of 111 churches in Parkersburg.

Our core commitment is to love and care for our neighbors, meeting their physical, social, and spiritual needs with hospitality, affection and service.

First United Methodist Church of Parkersburg is a community of faith built on a foundation of deep tradition looking forward to a visionary future.

1001 Juliana St, Parkersburg, WV, 26101, Parkersburg, WV, 26101

Website: https://firstumcparkersburg.org/

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

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The community around First United Methodist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults here carry depression, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,200 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: 47.9%
  • Depression: 35.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.5%
  • Social Isolation: 35.0%
  • Child Poverty: 33.6% (21.7–46.4%)
  • Poverty Rate: 26.8% (18.6–35.0%)
  • Food Insecurity: 24.5%
  • Diabetes: 17.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.2%
  • Unemployment: 11.9% (6.1–17.9%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 17.6%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Parkersburg city is served by 62 churches — about one congregation for every 506 residents.

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