Saint Matthews African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Saint Matthews African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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: 64.2% (47.6–82.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 61.9%
• Obesity: 54.1%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 49.6%
• Poverty Rate: 48.4% (33.8–63.1%)
• Housing Insecurity: 43.2%
• Social Isolation: 40.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 39.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 35.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 33.3%
• Diabetes: 30.4%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.7%
• Unemployment: 17.8% (5.0–31.8%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.3% (6.0–16.6%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Greenville city is served by 72 churches — about one congregation for every 310 residents.

Churches near Saint Matthews African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Mount Horeb Missionary Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Salvation Army Church — 0.1 mi away
• Hinds Street Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Living Word Fellowship Church — 0.1 mi away
• Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Hope First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greater Community Temple Church — 0.2 mi away
• Hopewell Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Agape Storge Christian Center — 0.3 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away