First Church of Christ, Scientist
First Church of Christ, Scientist is a church at 8228 W Orangewood Ave in Glendale, AZ 85303-1411. It is one of 160 churches in Glendale.
Christian Science services in Scottsdale began in the 1950s, first meeting at Mrs. Wagner's Tea Room on Main Street before relocating to an office building on Indian School Road.
8228 W Orangewood Ave, Glendale, AZ, 85303-1411Service times
- Wednesday 7:30pm · Meeting
Phone: +16239379258 · Website: https://www.firstchurchofchristscientistscottsdale.com/
Shares a ministry location with Christian Science First Church.
First Church of Christ, Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 14 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Arizona — 989 across the United States on The Church Map.
Christian Science, Unity, Religious Science, Swedenborgian and Spiritualist congregations use Christian Scripture and Christian language, and read both through convictions about mind, healing, and an indwelling divine that historic Christian teaching does not share. Reference sources genuinely disagree on whether to file them as Christian at all; this map lists them and leaves the question open.
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The community around First Church of Christ, Scientist
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,200 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: 33.6%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.6%
- Food Insecurity: 19.6%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.4%
- Unemployment: 7.5% (4.2–10.9%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
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- Iglesia de Cristo Jesus La Vid Verdadera Ministerios Ebenezer — 0.6 mi away
- Harvest Church — 0.6 mi away
- Central Christian Church - Glendale — 0.6 mi away
- Palm Valley Church, Glendale — 0.9 mi away
- Faith Baptist Church — 1 mi away
- Word of Life Apostolic Church — 1.1 mi away in Peoria, AZ