Saint Matthews Church

The community around Saint Matthews Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. 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 two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 49.4%
• Food Insecurity: 34.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.2%
• Diabetes: 22.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.6%
• Social Isolation: 36.0%
• Poverty Rate: 24.8% (14.0–35.5%)
• Unemployment: 8.1% (2.2–13.9%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 16.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.4%

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

Churches near Saint Matthews Church

• Fraser Church — 0.4 mi away
• Pine Hill Church — 1 mi away
• Saint Marks Church — 1.3 mi away
• Pocalla Church — 1.5 mi away
• Zoar Church — 1.6 mi away
• New Testament Lighthouse Church — 1.7 mi away
• Victory Temple Church Of God Of Prophecy — 1.8 mi away
• Southside Baptist Church — 2 mi away
• Boulevard Holiness Church — 2 mi away
• House of God — 2 mi away