Saint Matthew Baptist Church of Spruce

The community around Saint Matthew Baptist Church of Spruce

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About 1 in 5 households fear the power or water being shut off, 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 tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 28.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.2%
• Obesity: 43.3%
• Social Isolation: 37.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.8%
• Child Poverty: 29.8% (10.7–48.9%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.8%
• Depression: 25.0%
• Poverty Rate: 18.5% (9.3–27.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 15.7%
• Diabetes: 14.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.4% (5.2–17.5%)
• Unemployment: 6.4% (2.7–10.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Kansas City city is served by 493 churches — about one congregation for every 1,000 residents.

Churches near Saint Matthew Baptist Church of Spruce

• Saint Peters Full Gospel Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Church of Christ of Blue Ridge — 0.3 mi away
• Victory Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Generation Christian Center — 0.4 mi away
• Bread of Life East Church — 0.4 mi away
• Greater Works Family Worship — 0.5 mi away
• Church of God Seventh Day — 0.5 mi away
• Bannister Road Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Greater Bethel Missionary Baptist — 0.7 mi away
• Turning Point Church — 0.8 mi away