Saint Marks United Methodist Church

Saint Marks United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Alexandria, LA 71302. It is one of 165 churches in Alexandria, and one of 8 Methodist congregations in the city.

Alexandria, LA, 71302

Shares a ministry location with St Mark Chapel.

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

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The community around Saint Marks United Methodist 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Obesity: 53.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 50.1%
  • Child Poverty: 44.9% (27.8–65.2%)
  • Social Isolation: 43.4%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 42.9%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 36.6% (22.4–50.9%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 35.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 30.6%
  • Diabetes: 27.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 25.1%
  • Unemployment: 8.8% (2.3–15.4%)
  • Depression: 25.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

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

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