The City of Refuge Church

The community around The City of Refuge Church

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. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly a quarter 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 families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 62.4%
• Food Insecurity: 27.1%
• Unemployment: 13.7% (3.0–24.6%)
• Social Isolation: 38.5%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.8%
• Poverty Rate: 27.0% (17.0–37.1%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 23.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.5% (8.9–26.2%)
• Depression: 23.1%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.7%
• Transportation Barriers: 13.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.6%

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

San Diego city is served by 527 churches — about one congregation for every 2,607 residents.

Churches near The City of Refuge Church

• Grupo Getsemani — 0.1 mi away
• Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• Universal Church — 0.2 mi away
• Second Church — 0.2 mi away
• Spanish Broadway Seventh Day Adventist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.3 mi away
• San Diego Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
• Noah's Temple Free Church of God in Christ in Jesus' name Inc. — 0.3 mi away
• Fearless San Diego — 0.4 mi away
• San Diego Japanese Christian Church — 0.4 mi away