Saint Matthew Church

The community around Saint Matthew Church

It takes 5.3 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.8%
• Food Insecurity: 28.4%
• Diabetes: 18.4%
• Obesity: 41.7%
• Social Isolation: 36.4%
• Child Poverty: 32.4% (18.2–46.7%)
• Depression: 28.9%
• Poverty Rate: 24.7% (17.0–32.3%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.1%
• Unemployment: 9.4% (3.4–15.5%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.0%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.6%

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

Churches near Saint Matthew Church

• Antioch Church — 0.5 mi away
• Pleasant Grove Church — 1.8 mi away
• Arkadelphia Church — 2.4 mi away
• Line Creek Church — 2.9 mi away in Ida, LA
• Munnerlyn Chapel — 3.2 mi away in Ida, LA
• Line Creek Baptist Church — 3.3 mi away in Ida, LA
• Three States Church — 4.2 mi away
• Walnut Hill Church — 4.3 mi away in Vivian, LA
• Concord Church — 4.4 mi away in Doddridge, AR
• Evergreen Church — 4.7 mi away in Doddridge, AR