Saint Mark Church

The community around Saint Mark Church

It takes 6.4 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.6%
• Food Insecurity: 26.9%
• Obesity: 41.9%
• Social Isolation: 36.7%
• Depression: 29.1%
• Diabetes: 17.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.2%
• Unemployment: 9.0% (3.1–14.8%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.5%
• Poverty Rate: 18.2% (11.0–25.4%)
• Transportation Barriers: 13.3%

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

Churches near Saint Mark Church

• Saint Peter Catholic Church — 0.9 mi away in Bordelonville, LA
• Saint James Church — 2.1 mi away
• Antioch Church — 3.4 mi away
• Mount Zion Church — 3.4 mi away
• Saint Michael Catholic Church — 3.9 mi away in Rexmere, LA
• Big Bend Church — 4.6 mi away
• Saint Catherine Church — 4.8 mi away
• Saint James Church — 5.3 mi away
• Shiloh Church — 5.3 mi away
• Bayou des Glaises Church — 5.4 mi away