Saint Marks Church

The community around Saint Marks Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 8 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.

• Child Poverty: 88.5%
• Obesity: 48.3%
• Food Insecurity: 37.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.2%
• Diabetes: 27.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 25.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.1%
• Social Isolation: 37.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 34.6%
• Poverty Rate: 29.4% (17.5–41.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 17.6%
• Unemployment: 11.1% (4.8–17.8%)
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.8% (7.0–20.6%)

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

Mobile city is served by 297 churches — about one congregation for every 703 residents.

Churches near Saint Marks Church

• Warren Street United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Ruth Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away in Prichard, AL
• Phillips Temple Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• Memorial Presbyterian Church — 0.4 mi away
• Emmanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Franklin Street Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Church of God of Deliverance — 0.5 mi away
• Wilson Avenue Church of God — 0.5 mi away in Prichard, AL
• Saint Paul Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away in Prichard, AL
• Church of God Fellowship Ministry — 0.5 mi away in Prichard, AL