Greater Saint Marks Church

The community around Greater Saint Marks Church

It takes 7.5 miles in every direction to gather two thousand neighbors around this church. Among the people scattered across those miles, more than 3 in 10 describe their own health as fair or poor, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. A scattered parish is still a parish.

Pray for the families driving a long way to everything — to work, to a hospital, to this door on a Sunday morning.

• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.8%
• Food Insecurity: 29.4%
• Diabetes: 20.4%
• Obesity: 41.4%
• Social Isolation: 37.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.0%
• Unemployment: 11.3% (3.1–19.5%)
• Depression: 26.1%
• Housing Insecurity: 19.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 14.0%

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

Churches near Greater Saint Marks Church

• New Zion Church — 1.3 mi away
• Mount Pleasant Church — 3 mi away in Melville, LA
• Atchafalaya Church — 3.6 mi away in Melville, LA
• Saint Marks Church — 3.6 mi away
• The Pentecostals of Batchelor — 3.8 mi away
• Mount Moriah Church — 4.2 mi away
• True Light Church — 4.4 mi away in Melville, LA
• Little Zion Church — 5.6 mi away in Melville, LA
• Pilgrim Rest Church — 5.7 mi away
• First Baptist Church — 5.9 mi away in Melville, LA