Saint Matthew Church

The community around Saint Matthew Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. 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.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.3%
• Obesity: 43.2%
• Child Poverty: 37.0% (19.1–55.0%)
• Social Isolation: 35.2%
• Poverty Rate: 26.9% (18.0–35.8%)
• Food Insecurity: 24.9%
• Diabetes: 16.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.3%
• Unemployment: 11.1% (5.2–17.0%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.6%
• Depression: 26.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 17.8%

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

Churches near Saint Matthew Church

• Westside Church of Christ — 1.2 mi away in Morrilton, AR
• First Assembly of God Church — 1.4 mi away in Morrilton, AR
• Trinity MBC Ministries — 1.5 mi away in Morrilton, AR
• Trinity Cumberland Presbyterian Church — 1.5 mi away in Morrilton, AR
• Union Baptist Church — 1.6 mi away in Morrilton, AR
• Light of the World Church — 1.7 mi away in Morrilton, AR
• Garden of Gethsemane United Church of God in Christ — 1.7 mi away in Morrilton, AR
• Morrilton Church of the Nazarene — 1.9 mi away in Morrilton, AR
• First Presbyterian Church — 2 mi away in Morrilton, AR
• Downtown Church of Christ — 2 mi away in Morrilton, AR