Saint Matthews Church

The community around Saint Matthews Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 2 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: 59.1%
• Obesity: 50.7%
• Poverty Rate: 41.0%
• Food Insecurity: 39.6%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 37.0%
• Housing Insecurity: 27.6%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 23.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.8%
• Diabetes: 19.8%
• Social Isolation: 34.2%
• Transportation Barriers: 21.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.4% (12.0–20.8%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.3%
• Depression: 23.6%
• Unemployment: 6.6% (0.7–12.6%)

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

Churches near Saint Matthews Church

• Saint Matthew Missionary Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• Open Arms Assembly of God — 0.2 mi away in Shannon, NC
• Jackson Grove Church — 0.3 mi away
• Zion Hill Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away in Shannon, NC
• Friendly Temple Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away in Shannon, NC
• Mount Olive Church — 2 mi away
• New Zion Church — 3.1 mi away in St Pauls, NC
• Mount Tabor Church — 3.2 mi away in Red Springs, NC
• New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church — 3.2 mi away in Rex, NC
• Prospect Church — 3.5 mi away