First Church Of Christ Scientist

First Church Of Christ Scientist is a church at 2150 Cherry Avenue in Merced, CA 95340. It is one of 119 churches in Merced.

2150 Cherry Avenue, Merced, CA, 95340

Shares a ministry location with Eastside Church of Christ and New Hope 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 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand 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.

  • Child Poverty: 49.5% (30.8–68.2%)
  • Poverty Rate: 37.2% (27.4–47.1%)
  • Food Insecurity: 35.9%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 34.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 26.9%
  • Social Isolation: 39.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.2%
  • Diabetes: 15.5%
  • Unemployment: 10.9% (4.8–17.0%)
  • Obesity: 38.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.6%
  • Depression: 23.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Merced city is served by 56 churches — about one congregation for every 1,054 residents.

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