St. Matthew AME Church

The community around St. Matthew AME Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Child Poverty: 61.1%
• Food Insecurity: 52.4%
• Obesity: 51.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 41.4%
• Poverty Rate: 41.4% (24.0–58.7%)
• Housing Insecurity: 38.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 34.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 27.0%
• Diabetes: 25.1%
• Social Isolation: 37.7%
• Unemployment: 8.1% (0.0–17.6%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.6% (1.8–22.7%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Detroit city is served by 1,247 churches — about one congregation for every 510 residents.

Churches near St. Matthew AME Church

• Willow Grove Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Detroit Temple - The Salvation Army — 0.2 mi away
• Faith Deliverance Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• United House of Prayer For All People — 0.3 mi away
• Full Truth Fellowship Church — 0.3 mi away
• The Community Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Tabernacle of Faith International — 0.4 mi away
• Perseverance Ministries Outreach Church — 0.4 mi away
• St. Paul AME Zion Church — 0.4 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses--Livernois, Mid-Wyoming, & Rochester Park South — 0.4 mi away