First Church of Christ, Scientist

First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christ_scientist church in Portsmouth, VA 23707. It is one of 213 churches in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth, VA, 23707

Shares a ministry location with Ministry in Christ Church.

First Church of Christ, Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around First Church of Christ, Scientist

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 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Social Isolation: 37.2%
  • Food Insecurity: 21.6%
  • Diabetes: 15.3%
  • Obesity: 39.1%
  • Depression: 24.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.1%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.0% (9.8–28.1%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.2%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Portsmouth city is served by 119 churches — about one congregation for every 818 residents.

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