Saint Mary of the Desert Church

The community around Saint Mary of the Desert Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 41.2% (21.5–60.9%)
• Food Insecurity: 28.8%
• Social Isolation: 38.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.4%
• Poverty Rate: 22.1% (10.4–33.7%)
• Unemployment: 9.7% (3.8–16.1%)
• Obesity: 37.6%
• Depression: 24.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.1%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.3%
• Diabetes: 13.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint Mary of the Desert Church

• Community Lighthouse Ministry — 0.1 mi away
• Enlightened Ministry Biker Church — 0.1 mi away
• Willow Springs Church — 0.2 mi away
• Praise Inn — 0.6 mi away
• First Southern Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
• Family Faith Center Church of God — 0.6 mi away
• Newheart Korean Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Assembly of God Church — 0.8 mi away
• Wayside Chapel Community Church — 1.2 mi away
• Grace Reformed Church of the Antelope Valley — 2.1 mi away