First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ Scientist is a Christ Scientist church at 2619 Dwight Way in Berkeley, CA 94704. It is one of 96 churches in Berkeley, and one of 3 Christ Scientist congregations in the city.
To Preserve, Protect and Promote Bernard Maybeck’s Masterpiece, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley.
2619 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 203 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across California — 991 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 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 3,700 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.
- Poverty Rate: 54.6%
- Social Isolation: 49.5%
- Food Insecurity: 31.2%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.9%
- Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
- Unemployment: 11.6% (6.8–16.3%)
- Depression: 26.5%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.5%
- Housing Insecurity: 18.7%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Berkeley city is served by 68 churches — about one congregation for every 1,785 residents.
Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist
- Ark Ministries of Berkeley — 0.1 mi away
- University Lutheran Chapel — 0.1 mi away
- Newman Hall Holy Spirit Parish — 0.1 mi away
- New Church Berkeley Alum — 0.2 mi away
- Livingwater Church — 0.2 mi away
- Christian Science Organization at the University — 0.2 mi away
- St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel — 0.2 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley — 0.2 mi away
- The Church in Berkeley — 0.3 mi away
- First Congregational Church of Berkeley — 0.3 mi away
More Metaphysical churches nearby
- Christian Science Organization at the University — 0.2 mi away
- Second Church of Christ, Scientist — 1.1 mi away
- Second Church of Christ Scientist — 3 mi away in Oakland, CA
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 3.5 mi away in Oakland, CA
- Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist — 3.7 mi away in Oakland, CA
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