The Word
The Word is a church in Marion, IL 62959. It is one of 73 churches in Marion.
Marion, IL, 62959Find The Word on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
The community around The Word
Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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: 54.4% (38.2–70.7%)
- Obesity: 43.0%
- Social Isolation: 35.4%
- Poverty Rate: 28.4% (19.2–37.5%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.8%
- Food Insecurity: 21.6%
- Unemployment: 8.3% (3.6–13.1%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.6%
- Depression: 24.2%
- Housing Insecurity: 15.6%
- Diabetes: 14.6%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Marion city is served by 29 churches — about one congregation for every 359 residents.
Churches near The Word
- Third Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- The Potter's House Christian Fellowship Church — 0.2 mi away
- Aldersgate United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Church of God — 0.3 mi away
- Abundant Life Assembly of God — 0.4 mi away
- Our Redeemer Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
- First Church of God — 0.5 mi away
- Trinity Free Pentecostal Church — 0.5 mi away
- Tower of Light Church — 0.7 mi away
- Community Chapel Church — 0.8 mi away