The Place of Refuge Ministries

The community around The Place of Refuge Ministries

Within about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

• Obesity: 46.6%
• Food Insecurity: 33.7%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.6%
• Diabetes: 20.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.0%
• Social Isolation: 35.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.5%
• Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.5%
• Poverty Rate: 21.2% (9.3–33.1%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.5%

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

Churches near The Place of Refuge Ministries

• Upper Room Church — 0.1 mi away
• St Luke Church of Christ — 0.2 mi away
• Pentecostal Holy Church — 0.2 mi away
• Branch Church — 0.3 mi away
• True Holiness Assembly Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• New Stoney Hill Church — 0.4 mi away
• Guiding Star Holy Church — 0.4 mi away
• First African Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
• Saint Andrews Episcopal Church — 0.6 mi away