Refuge

The community around Refuge

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 a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,100 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: 41.0%
• Food Insecurity: 29.9%
• Obesity: 42.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.2%
• Housing Insecurity: 22.0%
• Diabetes: 17.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.8%
• Child Poverty: 24.2% (5.0–43.4%)
• Depression: 23.2%
• Poverty Rate: 21.6% (10.5–32.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 14.7%
• Unemployment: 6.2% (1.4–10.9%)

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

Churches near Refuge

• Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away in Birmingham, AL
• Taylors Chapel United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Story Church — 0.6 mi away in Birmingham, AL
• Fellowship Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away in Center Point, AL
• Calvary Chapel Trussville — 0.7 mi away
• Faith Church — 0.7 mi away in Pinson, AL
• Springville Road Community Church — 0.8 mi away in Birmingham, AL
• The Sanctuary COGIC — 0.8 mi away in Birmingham, AL
• New Beginnings Missionary Bapt — 0.8 mi away in Center Point, AL
• Springville Road Church of Christ — 0.9 mi away in Pinson, AL