St Matthew Catholic Church
St Matthew Catholic Church is a Catholic church at 2310 1st Avenue East in Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. It is one of 166 churches in Cedar Rapids, and one of 8 Catholic congregations in the city.
Fully alive in Christ.Joyfully transforming lives through sacraments, prayer and action.
2310 1st Avenue East, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402Service times
- Sunday 8am
- Sunday 10:30am
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8am
- Saturday 4pm
Phone: (319) 363-8269 · Website: https://www.stmatthewcr.org/
St Matthew Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 442 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Iowa — 18,927 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
Ministries at St Matthew Catholic Church
- Pastoral Care
- Food Assistance
- Support for Mothers
- Faith Formation
- Men's Ministries
- Women's Ministries
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Liturgical Ministries
- Bible Study
- Social Concerns
Find St Matthew Catholic Church on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
Upcoming events at St Matthew Catholic Church
- Mon, Sep 21 · 12 PM: Senior Potluck — Kearn Hall
- Tue, Sep 22 · 9 AM: Tuesday Bible Study — Rosary Room
- Wed, Sep 23 · 8:30 AM: Daily Mass (St. Pats) — St. Patrick, 120 5th St NW , Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
- Wed, Sep 23 · 12 PM: Daily Mass (Immaculate Conception — Immaculate Conception, 857 3rd Ave SE , Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
- Thu, Sep 24 · 8:45 AM: Daily Mass (St. Matts) — St. Matthew, 2310 1st Ave NE , Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
From St Matthew Catholic Church's public calendar (https://www.stmatthewcr.org/). Times are the church's local time.
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Latest from St. Matthew CR's YouTube channel: Funeral mass for Marjorie Walter at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 10:00 am Tuesday 09/15/2026 (all videos).
The community around St Matthew Catholic Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 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.
- Social Isolation: 33.8%
- Obesity: 37.1%
- Depression: 23.7%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Cedar Rapids city is served by 121 churches — about one congregation for every 984 residents.
Churches near St Matthew Catholic Church
- Bethany Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Ludmilas Church — 0.4 mi away
- Grace Brethren Church of Cedar Rapids — 0.5 mi away
- Redemption Ministries — 0.5 mi away
- Kingdom Encounter Church — 0.5 mi away
- Kenwood Park United Methodist Church — 0.8 mi away
- Buffalo United Methodist Church — 0.9 mi away
- Mission of Hope — 0.9 mi away
- Victory In Grace — 0.9 mi away
- Calvary Community Church — 0.9 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
- All Saints Catholic Church — 1.6 mi away
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church — 1.7 mi away
- St Wenceslaus Catholic Church — 2.2 mi away
- St Pius X Catholic Church — 2.3 mi away
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church — 2.8 mi away