Greater Refuge Temple Church of God in Christ

Greater Refuge Temple Church of God in Christ is a church in Columbia, SC 29223. It is one of 535 churches in Columbia.

Columbia, SC, 29223

Greater Refuge Temple Church of God in Christ is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 430 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across South Carolina — 17,437 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 Greater Refuge Temple Church of God in Christ

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about 1 in 7 adults live with diabetes. 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: 34.0%
  • Child Poverty: 31.7% (14.1–49.6%)
  • Diabetes: 15.4%
  • Obesity: 38.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.3%
  • Food Insecurity: 19.1%
  • Housing Insecurity: 17.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 17.6% (9.0–26.2%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

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