Greater Refuge Temple of Washington, D.C.
Greater Refuge Temple of Washington, D.C. is a Pentecostal church at 420 56th St NE in Washington, DC 20019-6714. It is one of 862 churches in Washington, and one of 18 Pentecostal congregations in the city.
We envision a body of believers that is wholeheartedly devoted to The Word, prayer, praise, fasting, and worship.
Greater Refuge Temple Church was founded December 12, 1989, in Washington, D.C., by Chief Apostle Bishop William L. Bonner.
Part of Mid-Atlantic Diocese
420 56th St NE, Washington, DC, 20019-6714Service times
- Wednesday 9am
Phone: (202) 388-5605 · Website: https://greaterrefugetempledc.org/
Shares a ministry location with Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of Washington District of Columbia.
Greater Refuge Temple of Washington, D.C. is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 38 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across District of Columbia — 16,682 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.
Ministries at Greater Refuge Temple of Washington, D.C.
- Food Pantry
- Men’s Ministry
- Women's Ministry
- Faith-Based and Community Initiative
- Love Is Action Food Pantry
- Music & Fine Arts Ministry
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The community around Greater Refuge Temple of Washington, D.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 about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 2,300 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: 42.6%
- Food Insecurity: 33.8%
- Housing Insecurity: 26.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.6%
- Unemployment: 13.4% (4.1–22.7%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.5%
- Poverty Rate: 24.4% (12.4–36.3%)
- Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.8%
- Diabetes: 14.4%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
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