First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ Scientist is a church at 8454 5th St in Downey, CA 90241-3805. It is one of 56 churches in Downey.
8454 5th St, Downey, CA, 90241-3805Phone: (562) 869-0511 · Website: http://christianscience.com/church-of-christ-scientist/the-mother-church-in-boston-ma-usa
First 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 — 992 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 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,300 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: 41.6%
- Food Insecurity: 25.4%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.3%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.5%
- Housing Insecurity: 21.9%
- Unemployment: 10.0% (3.4–16.6%)
- Poverty Rate: 16.3% (6.0–26.6%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.8% (12.0–20.0%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist
- Saint George Greek Orthodox Church — 0.2 mi away
- Legacy Church — 0.2 mi away
- Downey United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church of Downey — 0.3 mi away
- Downey First Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Action Faith Ministry — 0.4 mi away
- Action Faith Center — 0.4 mi away
- Saint Mark's Episcopal Church — 0.5 mi away
- Messiah Lutheran Church — 0.6 mi away