Greater Refuge Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The community around Greater Refuge Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ

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 live with obesity, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

• Obesity: 40.9%
• Social Isolation: 40.0%
• Food Insecurity: 22.7%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.7%
• Housing Insecurity: 18.9%
• Poverty Rate: 17.5% (8.8–26.2%)
• Diabetes: 14.8%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 13.4%

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

Richmond city is served by 181 churches — about one congregation for every 1,255 residents.

Churches near Greater Refuge Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ

• Seventh Street Memorial Baptist Church — 0 mi away
• First African Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Trinity Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• All Souls Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
• Garland Avenue Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
• Apostolic Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Saint Philip's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Jerusalem Icm — 0.2 mi away
• LIFE Transformation Church — 0.4 mi away
• Mount Hermon Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away