St Matthew
St Matthew is a Methodist church at 5320 50th Street in Lubbock, TX 79414. It is one of 359 churches in Lubbock, and one of 10 Methodist congregations in the city.
5320 50th Street, Lubbock, TX, 79414Website: http://www.stmatthewumc.com
St Matthew is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around St Matthew
Within a few blocks of these doors, about 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance. About a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. 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 All Ages (Census): 20.0% (14.1–26.0%)
- Child Poverty: 32.4% (13.7–51.1%)
- Poverty Rate: 23.1% (14.5–31.7%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.0%
- Obesity: 37.1%
- Depression: 23.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Lubbock city is served by 216 churches — about one congregation for every 1,183 residents.
Churches near St Matthew
- Faith Assembly of God — 0.2 mi away
- Lubbock Korean Vision Church — 0.4 mi away
- Bacon Heights Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Cornerstone Assembly of God Church — 0.4 mi away
- Westmoreland Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Community Heights Church — 0.5 mi away
- West Texas District Council — 0.5 mi away
- Wayne Avenue Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Faith2Faith Outreach Ministries — 0.6 mi away
- Westmont Christian Church — 0.6 mi away