The Refuge

The community around The Refuge

Within about a mile of this church, more than 5 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: 54.5% (36.2–72.8%)
• Obesity: 52.4%
• Food Insecurity: 43.3%
• Poverty Rate: 41.3% (29.2–53.5%)
• Social Isolation: 40.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.4%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 32.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 22.1%
• Diabetes: 21.1%
• Unemployment: 9.7% (1.1–18.3%)
• Depression: 23.9%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.1%

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

Pine Bluff city is served by 91 churches — about one congregation for every 340 residents.

Churches near The Refuge

• Northside Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Cannan Missionary Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Centennial Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Hope Apostolic Faith Ministries — 0.5 mi away
• Pinecrest Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• First Baptist Church Dewdrop — 0.5 mi away
• Maranatha Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Hosanna Christian Church and Ministries — 0.5 mi away
• West Pine Bluff Church of God — 0.5 mi away
• Grace Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away