First Church of Christ, Scientist
First Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christ Scientist church at 361 Cotton Ave in Macon, GA 31201. It is one of 255 churches in Macon.
361 Cotton Ave, Macon, GA, 31201Website: http://www.christiansciencemaconga.com/
First Church of Christ, Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 13 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Georgia — 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 3 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 live with obesity. 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.
- Poverty Rate: 48.4%
- Obesity: 47.0%
- Social Isolation: 41.1%
- Food Insecurity: 34.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.0%
- Diabetes: 21.0%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.6%
- Housing Insecurity: 24.6%
- Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.3%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 16.0% (8.0–24.0%)
- Unemployment: 8.8% (2.5–15.4%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Macon-Bibb County is served by 118 churches — about one congregation for every 1,326 residents.
Churches near First Church of Christ, Scientist
- First Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away in Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Holsey Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away in Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Fountain Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away in Macon-Bibb County, GA
- High St Unitarian Universalist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Washington Avenue Presbyterian Church — 0.3 mi away in Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Central Assembly of God Church — 0.3 mi away in Macon-Bibb County, GA
- Saint Paul's Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
- Green Street Church — 0.4 mi away in Macon-Bibb County, GA
- New Home Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Harmony Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
More Metaphysical churches nearby
- Christian Science Reading Room — 0.7 mi away