Saint Matthews Church

The community around Saint Matthews Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 41.9% (31.9–53.1%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.2%
• Obesity: 43.8%
• Social Isolation: 34.3%
• Depression: 31.2%
• Poverty Rate: 28.8% (18.9–38.8%)
• Food Insecurity: 23.5%
• Diabetes: 17.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.8%
• Unemployment: 7.2% (0.9–13.6%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint Matthews Church

• Saint John Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away in Benwood, WV
• Benwood Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away in Benwood, WV
• First Reformed Church — 0.7 mi away in Bellaire, OH
• Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away in Bellaire, OH
• Faith Fellowship Church — 0.8 mi away in Bellaire, OH
• Bellaire Christian Church — 0.8 mi away in Bellaire, OH
• Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Church — 0.8 mi away in Bellaire, OH
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.8 mi away in Bellaire, OH
• Saint Johns Roman Catholic Church — 0.8 mi away in Bellaire, OH
• Bellaire Presbyterian Church — 0.8 mi away in Bellaire, OH