Our Lady of Refuge Church

The community around Our Lady of Refuge Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third have no one they feel they can count on. That is 4,800 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.

• Social Isolation: 38.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.7%
• Food Insecurity: 24.8%
• Housing Insecurity: 21.3%
• Child Poverty: 23.2% (6.5–39.9%)
• Poverty Rate: 16.2% (8.0–24.5%)
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.6%
• Unemployment: 6.1% (2.7–9.5%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 7 census tracts near this church.

New York city is served by 2,102 churches — about one congregation for every 4,102 residents.

Churches near Our Lady of Refuge Church

• Church of the Nativity — 0 mi away
• Flatbush Church of the Redeemer — 0.1 mi away
• Universal Church of Living God And Seminary, Inc. — 0.2 mi away in Brooklyn, NY
• Berea Church Of God Eglise de Dieu de Beree Inc. — 0.2 mi away in Brooklyn, NY
• Pilgrim Wesleyan Church — 0.2 mi away
• New Creation Church of God — 0.2 mi away
• La Piscine de Bethesda — 0.3 mi away
• Eglise Baptiste Du Redempteur — 0.3 mi away in Brooklyn, NY
• Soul Restoration Assembly — 0.3 mi away
• Emmanuel Church of God — 0.3 mi away in Brooklyn, NY