St Matthews AME Church

The community around St Matthews AME Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 44.0% (26.8–61.2%)
• Food Insecurity: 30.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.1%
• Diabetes: 19.6%
• Obesity: 42.9%
• Social Isolation: 35.7%
• Poverty Rate: 28.6% (19.9–37.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 21.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.4%
• Unemployment: 10.0% (3.2–16.8%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.5%
• Depression: 23.1%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.0%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.5%

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

Churches near St Matthews AME Church

• First Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• St Peters Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Lifeline Church of God In Church — 0.3 mi away
• Grace Church — 0.4 mi away
• Evangelistic Church Of Deliverance — 0.5 mi away
• Embrace Life - Valley Community Church, Weldon, NC — 1.1 mi away
• Valley Community Church — 1.1 mi away
• True Way Church of God Christ — 1.1 mi away
• Miracle Tabernacle Church of Deliverance — 1.3 mi away
• Chockoyotte Church — 1.8 mi away in Roanoke Rapids, NC