Saint Matthews African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Saint Matthews African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, about 1 in 7 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand 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.

• Unemployment: 13.3% (0.6–25.9%)
• Obesity: 36.8%
• Depression: 26.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.6%
• Poverty Rate: 20.4% (9.5–31.4%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.1% (5.5–22.6%)
• Diabetes: 13.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) is served by 773 churches — about one congregation for every 875 residents.

Churches near Saint Matthews African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Fifteenth Avenue Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• First Apostolic Tabernacle Church — 0.2 mi away
• Greater Saint John Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Fourteenth Avenue Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Higher Ground International Church — 0.3 mi away in Nashville, TN
• Holy Temple Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Greater Harvest Church of God in Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses — 0.3 mi away in Nashville, TN
• Tennessee Eastern First Jurisdiction — 0.3 mi away in Nashville, TN
• Abundant Faith Fellowship - Nashville — 0.3 mi away in Nashville, TN