Saint Mark United Methodist Church

Saint Mark United Methodist Church is a Methodist church at 8437-8457 South Saint Lawrence Avenue in Chicago, IL 60619. It is one of 3,017 churches in Chicago, and one of 47 Methodist congregations in the city.

8437-8457 South Saint Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60619

Saint Mark United Methodist Church is part of the Methodist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Saint Mark United Methodist Church

  • Children's Ministry
  • Music & Fine Arts
  • Prayer Ministry
  • Social Justice
  • Sunday School
  • Young Adult Ministry
  • Youth Ministry

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The community around Saint Mark United Methodist Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. That is 2,400 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.

  • Food Insecurity: 27.0%
  • Diabetes: 19.4%
  • Unemployment: 13.4% (5.8–21.0%)
  • Obesity: 40.4%
  • Social Isolation: 36.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 22.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.1%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 21.3% (14.5–28.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.

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