St. Thomas Church

The community around St. Thomas Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 working-age adults live without health insurance. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half 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.

• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 48.8%
• Child Poverty: 46.3% (29.5–63.2%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 45.3%
• Obesity: 45.3%
• Poverty Rate: 38.3% (26.1–50.6%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 35.7% (26.2–45.2%)
• Diabetes: 25.3%

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

Brownsville city is served by 25 churches — about one congregation for every 7,187 residents.

Churches near St. Thomas Church

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.2 mi away
• Church Of God Seventh Day Brownsville Bilingual (cog7) — 0.3 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Church of the Advent Episcopal — 0.3 mi away
• Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana — 0.3 mi away
• New Hope Alliance Church — 0.3 mi away
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
• Vida Nueva Christian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Feed My Lambs Church — 0.4 mi away
• La Luz Del Mundo Iglesia — 0.4 mi away