Saint Mathew Missionary Baptist Church

The community around Saint Mathew 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 2 in 3 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: 69.9% (50.9–89.4%)
• Obesity: 51.8%
• Food Insecurity: 44.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 35.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 30.5%
• Diabetes: 24.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 23.7%
• Social Isolation: 38.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.8%
• Poverty Rate: 23.0% (9.6–36.5%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.4%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.2% (8.4–21.9%)
• Depression: 23.4%
• Unemployment: 7.5% (1.3–13.8%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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

Churches near Saint Mathew Missionary Baptist Church

• Rescue Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Starlight Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Rosser Simpson Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Progressive Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Cleveland Avenue Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• True Faith Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Is the Love Church — 0.3 mi away
• Faith Worship Family Center — 0.3 mi away
• Apostles' Doctrine Fellowship — 0.3 mi away