First Church of Christ, Scientist

First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christ Scientist church at 1602 23rd Street in Vero Beach, FL 32960. It is one of 120 churches in Vero Beach.

1602 23rd Street, Vero Beach, FL, 32960

Phone: +1-772-567-3656

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 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 1 in 5 describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 7 working-age adults live without health insurance. 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.

  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.5%
  • Diabetes: 13.4%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.9% (6.7–19.1%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Vero Beach city is served by 18 churches — about one congregation for every 923 residents.

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