New St. Mark C.O.G.I.C

The community around New St. Mark C.O.G.I.C

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

• Social Isolation: 37.4%
• Poverty Rate: 25.5% (17.0–34.0%)
• Food Insecurity: 22.5%
• Diabetes: 15.5%
• Obesity: 39.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 17.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.9%
• Unemployment: 6.1% (1.4–10.7%)

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

Portsmouth city is served by 119 churches — about one congregation for every 818 residents.

Churches near New St. Mark C.O.G.I.C

• First Lutheran Church — 0.1 mi away
• Central Methodist Episcopal Church (former) — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Trinity Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
• Monumental United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Fourth Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• First Presbyterian Church, Portsmouth — 0.2 mi away
• Ebenezer Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Holy Temple Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Saint John's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away