Refuge Temple Ministries

The community around Refuge Temple Ministries

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. About 1 in 5 households fear the power or water being shut off, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

• Food Insecurity: 30.0%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.9%
• Diabetes: 18.8%
• Obesity: 42.6%
• Social Isolation: 38.3%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 33.4%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.3%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.2%
• Unemployment: 11.1% (4.0–18.1%)
• Depression: 23.1%
• Poverty Rate: 21.0% (9.7–32.3%)
• Transportation Barriers: 15.2%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.2% (5.8–16.7%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near Refuge Temple Ministries

• Saint Lukes United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Grace Covenant Community Church — 0.6 mi away
• Park Forest Church of Christ — 0.6 mi away
• Christ Disciples Church — 0.6 mi away
• Mount Olive Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away
• Trinity Presbyterian Church — 0.7 mi away
• Word of Life Faith Ministries — 0.8 mi away
• Voices of Faith Ministries — 0.8 mi away
• Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church — 0.8 mi away
• Cristo Para Todas Las Naciones — 0.8 mi away