Saint Marks Church

The community around Saint Marks Church

It takes 5.8 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: 30.5%
• Food Insecurity: 27.3%
• Diabetes: 18.3%
• Obesity: 42.3%
• Social Isolation: 36.7%
• Depression: 28.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.4%
• Unemployment: 9.4% (3.7–15.1%)
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.4%
• Child Poverty: 24.6% (11.9–37.3%)
• Poverty Rate: 20.9% (14.4–27.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 18.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Saint Marks Church

• Colquitt Church — 0.2 mi away
• Paradise Church — 1.7 mi away
• Caddo Prairie Church — 1.9 mi away
• Munnerlyn Chapel — 2.6 mi away
• Thomas Church — 2.6 mi away
• Starlight Baptist Church — 3 mi away in Hosston, LA
• Bright Morning Star Church — 3.7 mi away
• Arkadelphia Church — 3.8 mi away
• Freedom Hill Church — 3.9 mi away in Hosston, LA
• Ida Methodist Church — 4.6 mi away