Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption

Ministries at Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption

• Social Concerns
• St. Vincent dePaul
• Adult Education
• Men’s Group
• Women’s Group
• Become Catholic / RCIA
• P.S.R. – Religious Ed.
• Youth Group
• Totus Tuus Summer Program

The community around Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Social Isolation: 35.2%
• Depression: 29.8%
• Unemployment: 11.9% (5.7–18.0%)
• Obesity: 39.5%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.5%
• Poverty Rate: 20.1% (12.0–28.1%)
• Food Insecurity: 18.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.9% (6.3–21.6%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.7%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Lancaster city is served by 48 churches — about one congregation for every 733 residents.

Churches near Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption

• Allen Chapel Church — 0.1 mi away
• First United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Covenant Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
• City of Life — 0.2 mi away
• WorldFire Lancaster — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Johns Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away
• Emanuel Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
• Maple Street Evangelical United Brethren Church — 0.3 mi away
• Church of the Risen Lord — 0.3 mi away