Mount Mariah Church

The community around Mount Mariah Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 55.5% (37.7–73.3%)
• Obesity: 53.2%
• Social Isolation: 41.3%
• Food Insecurity: 40.6%
• Poverty Rate: 36.0% (24.5–47.5%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 30.7%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 24.1%
• Diabetes: 22.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.4%
• Transportation Barriers: 20.4%
• Unemployment: 11.5% (6.3–16.7%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2%

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

Newport News city is served by 83 churches — about one congregation for every 2,230 residents.

Churches near Mount Mariah Church

• Mt Moriah RZUA Church — 0 mi away
• Greater Works Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Timothy Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
• United Bibleway Temple — 0.1 mi away
• United House of Prayer for All — 0.2 mi away
• Zion Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Tabernacle Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Walters Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church — 0.2 mi away
• Gospel Spreading Church — 0.2 mi away
• House of Refuge Worship Center — 0.2 mi away