Greater Refuge Whittington Temple Church of God in Christ
Greater Refuge Whittington Temple Church of God in Christ is a Church Of God In Christ church at 7228 Weld Street in Oakland, CA 94621. It is one of 485 churches in Oakland, and one of 4 Church Of God In Christ congregations in the city.
7228 Weld Street, Oakland, CA, 94621Greater Refuge Whittington Temple Church of God in Christ is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,461 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across California — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.
Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.
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The community around Greater Refuge Whittington Temple Church of God in Christ
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 2,600 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: 43.2%
- Food Insecurity: 29.8%
- Housing Insecurity: 25.5%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.5%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.4%
- Poverty Rate: 17.0% (7.6–26.3%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%
- Transportation Barriers: 15.1%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.7%
- Diabetes: 13.3%
- Unemployment: 7.4% (2.7–12.1%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Oakland city is served by 272 churches — about one congregation for every 1,609 residents.
Churches near Greater Refuge Whittington Temple Church of God in Christ
- Brookins A.M.E. Church — 0.1 mi away
- Second Mt Nebo Missionary Church — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia De Dios Nueva Jerusalen — 0.4 mi away
- Greater Emmanuel Church of God in Christ — 0.4 mi away
- East Oakland Faith Deliverance Center — 0.4 mi away
- Iglesia Getsemani — 0.4 mi away
- Dancey Memorial Church of God in Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Iglesia Evangelica Pentecostes — 0.4 mi away
- Mt Tabor Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- Dancey Memorial Church of God in Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Acts Full Gospel — 0.8 mi away
- The Pentecostals Of Oakland, Inc. — 0.9 mi away
- New Beginnings Church of God in Christ — 0.9 mi away
- Acts Full Gospel Church — 0.9 mi away
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