Saint Matthew Church

The community around Saint Matthew Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 49.4%
• Child Poverty: 41.8% (26.0–57.7%)
• Food Insecurity: 40.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.4%
• Diabetes: 22.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 22.1%
• Unemployment: 21.4% (13.4–29.7%)
• Social Isolation: 38.2%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.2%
• Poverty Rate: 28.8% (20.0–37.6%)
• Depression: 27.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 19.8%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.4% (7.7–19.0%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3%

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

Churches near Saint Matthew Church

• Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church — 1.8 mi away
• New Life Assembly of God Church — 1.8 mi away
• Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church — 1.8 mi away
• Ninth Baptist Church — 1.8 mi away
• St John Baptist Church — 2 mi away
• Ville Platte Church of Christ — 2 mi away
• Agape Christian Fellowship Church — 2.1 mi away
• Ninth Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away
• Saint Paul Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 2.3 mi away