Refuge Church of Jesus Christ

The community around Refuge Church of 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. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,200 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: 47.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.7%
• Poverty Rate: 31.0% (19.5–42.4%)
• Food Insecurity: 30.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.4%
• Diabetes: 18.3%
• Social Isolation: 35.6%
• Depression: 28.4%
• Housing Insecurity: 20.8%
• Unemployment: 10.3% (2.8–18.8%)
• Child Poverty: 29.5% (16.0–44.0%)
• Transportation Barriers: 15.9%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.4% (6.0–16.9%)

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

Terre Haute city is served by 20 churches — about one congregation for every 2,677 residents.

Churches near Refuge Church of Jesus Christ

• Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Ransom Tabernacle — 0.5 mi away
• Trinity Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
• The Sanctuary - Apostolistics of Terre Haute — 0.5 mi away
• Christ Temple Church — 0.5 mi away
• Cornerstone Bible Church — 0.6 mi away
• Christ Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away
• Harvest Prayer Ministries — 0.6 mi away
• St Patrick Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
• Memorial United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away