Greater Saint Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church

The community around Greater Saint Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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.

• Obesity: 47.1%
• Social Isolation: 41.5%
• Food Insecurity: 39.0%
• Poverty Rate: 35.3% (23.3–47.4%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 28.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.8%
• Diabetes: 20.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.3% (9.1–21.6%)
• Unemployment: 8.1% (2.4–15.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

Columbus city is served by 66 churches — about one congregation for every 3,099 residents.

Churches near Greater Saint Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church

• Tabernacle Missionary Baptist — 0.1 mi away
• Fourth Street Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• St George's Anglican Church — 0.3 mi away
• Greater Beulah Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Church of the Highlands Columbus Campus — 0.5 mi away
• Friendship Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• First African Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Holsey Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
• Cedar Hill Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away in Phenix City, AL
• St Luke United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away