Marsh Memorial Church

The community around Marsh Memorial Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and more than a third 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.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 48.2% (29.5–66.8%)
• Obesity: 45.1%
• Food Insecurity: 37.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.7%
• Poverty Rate: 31.9% (20.5–43.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 27.3%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 25.5%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.3% (15.5–31.1%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.7%
• Social Isolation: 37.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 18.4%
• Diabetes: 17.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.6%
• Depression: 24.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Sanford city is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 1,561 residents.

Churches near Marsh Memorial Church

• Pineridge Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia La Luz Del Evangelio — 0.7 mi away
• Ministerios Bethel — 0.7 mi away
• Mount Sinai Seventh Day Adventist — 0.7 mi away
• Iglesia Del Dios Viviente — 0.8 mi away
• OneWay Christian Church — 0.8 mi away
• Mas Que Vencedores — 0.9 mi away
• First United Pentecostal Church — 1.1 mi away
• Morningside Presbyterian Church — 1.1 mi away
• 1st Congregational Church — 1.2 mi away