The Refuge Christian Center
The Refuge Christian Center is a Church Of God In Christ church at 16 Pleasant St in Leicester, MA 01524-1438. It is one of 5 churches in Leicester.
Refuge Christian Center was founded January 2, 1977, by Bishop Dennis B. Evans, Jr. and Pastor Dorothy A. Evans. They established the church ministry in the Pasadena and Altadena areas. The initial service was set up in the living room of a friend’s home, and they continued preaching the unindoctrinated Word of God for more than 42 years. Many men, women, and young people have grown and accepted a call to ministry under their leadership, and many who were lost came to seek deliverance through this non-denominational church that is well-known for preaching holiness-living; showing compassion; f
16 Pleasant St, Leicester, MA, 01524-1438Service times
- Wednesday 6pm
Phone: (917) 435-2349
Shares a ministry location with Church of Christ.
The Refuge Christian Center is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 180 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Massachusetts — 16,683 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.
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The community around The Refuge Christian Center
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 34.5%
- Depression: 26.8%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Churches near The Refuge Christian Center
- Church of Christ — 0 mi away
- First Congregational Church of Leicester — 0.2 mi away
- Leicester Unitarian Church — 0.2 mi away
- St Pius X Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Josephs Church — 0.7 mi away in Cherry Valley, MA
- Christ Vision Ministries-Massachusetts — 1.8 mi away in Cherry Valley, MA
- Souls of Yahweh Ministries Int'l — 2.4 mi away in Cherry Valley, MA
- LifeSource Church — 2.6 mi away in Cherry Valley, MA
- Christ the Rock Fellowship Christian and Missionary Alliance Church — 2.8 mi away in Worcester, MA
- Greenville Baptist Church — 2.9 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- Resurrection & Hope International Ministries Inc. — 3.1 mi away in Worcester, MA
- Iglesia Pentecostal Casa Del Alfarero — 3.2 mi away in Worcester, MA
- Shelter of The Most High Pentecostal Church — 4 mi away in Worcester, MA
- Abrigo del Altísimo — 4 mi away in Worcester, MA
- Cross Of Light Ministry — 5.2 mi away in Worcester, MA
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