St. Matthew's Missionary Baptist Church

The community around St. Matthew's Missionary Baptist 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. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. 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: 80.7%
• Obesity: 48.6%
• Food Insecurity: 45.5%
• Poverty Rate: 37.5% (23.4–51.5%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 36.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 34.4%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 28.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.8%
• Diabetes: 22.2%
• Unemployment: 19.7% (5.3–34.2%)
• Social Isolation: 37.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near St. Matthew's Missionary Baptist Church

• Hamlett Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• High Praise Family Church (HPC) Detroit — 0.1 mi away
• High Praise Cathedral of Faith — 0.1 mi away
• Kingdom Culture Church — 0.1 mi away
• Northwestern Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Birth Rescue Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• The GLOW Church — 0.4 mi away
• Victorius Life Church — 0.4 mi away
• New Beginning Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Mt. Gillard Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away