Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church

Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in Union City, NJ 07087. It is one of 51 churches in Union City, and one of 2 Lutheran congregations in the city.

As the people of God gathered in this place, we learn, worship, and serve.

Part of North Carolina Synod

Union City, NJ, 07087

Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. 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 4,200 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 35.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 31.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.0%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.5% (16.5–30.6%)
  • Social Isolation: 34.1%
  • Child Poverty: 30.9% (16.2–46.0%)
  • Poverty Rate: 28.2% (17.5–38.8%)
  • Diabetes: 15.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.6%
  • Unemployment: 10.2% (4.6–15.7%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.8%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Union City city is served by 18 churches — about one congregation for every 3,736 residents.

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