St. Matthew Catholic Church

St. Matthew Catholic Church is a Roman_catholic church at 6021 Whittier Street in Detroit, MI 48224. It is one of 1,590 churches in Detroit, and one of 28 Roman_catholic congregations in the city.

6021 Whittier Street, Detroit, MI, 48224

Website: http://www.stmatthewdetroit.com/

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The community around St. Matthew Catholic Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

  • Obesity: 45.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 39.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 25.6%
  • Unemployment: 17.9% (6.3–29.4%)
  • Social Isolation: 37.7%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 27.0% (14.0–40.0%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.2%
  • Diabetes: 17.7%

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

Detroit city is served by 1,247 churches — about one congregation for every 510 residents.

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