Saint Matthew Lutheran Church

Saint Matthew Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in New Orleans, LA 70122. It is one of 816 churches in New Orleans, and one of 19 Lutheran congregations in the city.

Saint Matthew Lutheran Church is a community of disciples reaching out through Christ in loving worship, witness, and service.

New Orleans, LA, 70122

Shares a ministry location with Bethel Lutheran Church.

Saint Matthew Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Saint Matthew Lutheran Church

  • Food Pantry

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The community around Saint Matthew Lutheran 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Social Isolation: 40.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 27.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.8%
  • Diabetes: 17.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.9%
  • Unemployment: 10.9% (3.5–18.2%)
  • Obesity: 37.2%
  • Depression: 26.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 20.8% (9.2–32.5%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.6%

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

New Orleans city is served by 579 churches — about one congregation for every 657 residents.

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