First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church in Gainesville, FL 32605. It is one of 303 churches in Gainesville.

Gainesville, FL, 32605

First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 52 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Florida — 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 about a mile of this church, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 1 in 5 the people here live below the poverty line. 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.

Poverty Rate: 21.6% (15.8–27.4%)

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

Gainesville city is served by 120 churches — about one congregation for every 1,073 residents.

Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist

Gainesville Reformed Presbyterian Church — 0 mi away
Covenant Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Korean Presbyterian Church of Gainesville — 0.2 mi away
Westminster Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
Zion Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
Crosspoint Church — 0.3 mi away
New Life Community Chapel — 0.5 mi away
Gainesville Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
Trinity Church — 0.7 mi away
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.7 mi away

More Metaphysical churches nearby

Christian Science Church — 3.2 mi away

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