About Peace United Methodist Church
Peace United Methodist Church is a United Methodist parish located at 3619 SOUTH LEAVITT STREET, Chicago, IL, 60609. Peace United Methodist Church was founded in 1968. The Peace United Methodist Church parish office answers at +17739276916.
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in Africa, the Philippines, Europe, and the United States claiming 10 million members, and is a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelicalism. The present denomination was founded in 1968 in Dallas by union of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, and is shaped by the voluntary separation of 25% of the United States churches leading up to the delayed 2020 General Conference held in 2024. The UMC traces its...
Where is Peace United Methodist Church located?
Peace United Methodist Church is located at 3619 SOUTH LEAVITT STREET, Chicago, IL, 60609. The building sits at coordinates 41.82786, -87.67998, placing it in Chicago, IL 60609.
Location is approximate — drawn from the public street address.
- Public parking 377 ft
- Public parking 600 ft
- Private parking 718 ft
- Public parking 1020 ft
- Public parking 1030 ft
Nearby places drawn from OpenStreetMap, May 1, 2026.
The neighborhood around Peace United Methodist Church
The ZIP code 60609 area around Peace United Methodist Church is home to 63,241 residents with a median household income of $47,209 and a median age of 35.4 years, according to the US Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2022 five-year estimates.
What to expect at a service at Peace United Methodist Church
Methodists worship with a blend of structured liturgy and heartfelt singing — a Wesleyan inheritance.
- Service length is about an hour. Expect hymn singing, readings, prayers, a sermon, and often Holy Communion.
- Communion is an "open table" — anyone seeking Christ is welcome to receive.
- Dress is casual to business-casual.
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Churches founded the same year as Peace United Methodist Church
5 other churches with a documented founding year of 1968 are indexed in Churches List.
- Saint Johns United Methodist Church Houston, TX
- St Lukes United Methodist Church Houston, TX
- St Luke United Methodist Church Dallas, TX
- The Foundry United Methodist Church Houston, TX
- The Foundry United Methodist Congregation Houston, TX
Peace United Methodist Church by the numbers
Questions and answers about Peace United Methodist Church
- What denomination is Peace United Methodist Church?
- This parish is part of the United Methodist tradition.
- Where is Peace United Methodist Church located?
- The parish is located at 3619 SOUTH LEAVITT STREET, Chicago, IL, 60609.
- When was Peace United Methodist Church founded?
- Founded in 1968.
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