Saint Matthews Lutheran Church

Saint Matthews Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in Benton Harbor, MI 49022. It is one of 56 churches in Benton Harbor, and one of 2 Lutheran congregations in the city.

Benton Harbor, MI, 49022

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

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The community around Saint Matthews Lutheran Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of 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: 55.8% (38.1–73.6%)
  • Obesity: 54.6%
  • Food Insecurity: 49.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 43.7% (30.4–57.0%)
  • Social Isolation: 40.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 36.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 31.7%
  • Transportation Barriers: 25.3%
  • Diabetes: 21.8%
  • Unemployment: 17.9% (5.0–30.9%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.7%
  • Depression: 25.4%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.7%

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

Benton Harbor city is served by 29 churches — about one congregation for every 371 residents.

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