First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church in Charleston, IL 61920. It is one of 48 churches in Charleston.

Charleston, IL, 61920

First Church of Christ Scientist is part of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family of churches in The American Church Story. 58 congregations of the Metaphysical, New Thought and Swedenborgian family gather across Illinois — 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 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 2 in 3 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: 70.2%
Poverty Rate: 39.6%
Social Isolation: 37.6%
Food Insecurity: 22.8%
Obesity: 39.8%
Depression: 26.4%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.0%
Housing Insecurity: 16.5%
Transportation Barriers: 13.2%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 12.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Charleston city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 675 residents.

Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist

First Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
First Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
Saint Charles Borromeo Church — 0.2 mi away
First Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
Crossroads Community Church — 0.2 mi away
First Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
First United Brethren Church — 0.2 mi away
Pilgrim Holiness Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
North Side Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away
First Apostolic Church — 0.7 mi away

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