First Saint Mark Baptist Church

First Saint Mark Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Alexandria, LA 71301. It is one of 165 churches in Alexandria, and one of 57 Baptist congregations in the city.

Alexandria, LA, 71301

First Saint Mark Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Saint Mark Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Food Insecurity: 56.5%
  • Obesity: 54.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 47.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 45.3% (29.9–60.6%)
  • Social Isolation: 45.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 39.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 39.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 34.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 28.8%
  • Diabetes: 25.9%
  • Depression: 27.6%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.1% (5.2–25.0%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.6%
  • Unemployment: 7.8% (1.5–14.2%)

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

Alexandria city is served by 101 churches — about one congregation for every 303 residents.

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