Saint Matthews Church

The community around Saint Matthews Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 2 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 27.0%
• Obesity: 42.8%
• Child Poverty: 36.1% (16.6–55.6%)
• Social Isolation: 34.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.8%
• Diabetes: 17.9%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.1%
• Depression: 24.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.5%
• Poverty Rate: 19.1% (11.0–27.2%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.9%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.5%
• Unemployment: 7.9% (2.3–13.6%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 1 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint Matthews Church

• White Oak Grove Church — 1.5 mi away
• White Oak Grove Church — 1.5 mi away
• La Grange 1st FWB Church — 1.6 mi away
• La Grange Church of God — 1.6 mi away
• Zoar Tabernacle Ministries — 1.6 mi away
• Liberty Grove Church — 1.8 mi away
• Mount Calvary FW Baptist Church — 2 mi away
• Taylors Chapel — 2 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church — 2.1 mi away
• Cornerstone United Holy Church — 2.2 mi away