St Matthew Baptist Church

St Matthew Baptist Church is a church at 9131 Jefferson River Rd in Athens, GA 30607-1802. It is one of 119 churches in Athens.

Serving since 1924

9131 Jefferson River Rd, Athens, GA, 30607-1802

Phone: +17062555525 · Website: http://www.stmatthewsbc.org

St Matthew Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at St Matthew Baptist Church

  • Prison Ministry
  • Street Evangelism
  • Men’s Shelter
  • Women’s Shelter
  • Ancora Hospital
  • Food Pantry
  • Community Development Center
  • Recreation Center

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The community around St Matthew Baptist Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

  • Social Isolation: 37.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 18.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 15.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.3% (9.3–19.4%)
  • Diabetes: 13.5%
  • Unemployment: 7.9% (1.9–13.9%)

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

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