First Church of Christ Scientist
First Church of Christ Scientist is a church at 429 West Stephenson Street in Freeport, IL 61032. It is one of 63 churches in Freeport.
429 West Stephenson Street, Freeport, IL, 61032First 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 — 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 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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.
- Obesity: 46.3%
- Food Insecurity: 26.8%
- Social Isolation: 37.2%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 20.1%
- Diabetes: 15.3%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.5%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.8%
- Depression: 24.1%
- Child Poverty: 22.5% (8.4–36.5%)
- Poverty Rate: 21.3% (12.8–29.7%)
- Transportation Barriers: 13.4%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Freeport city is served by 31 churches — about one congregation for every 784 residents.
Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist
- Grace Episcopal Church — 0 mi away
- True Vine Worship Center — 0.1 mi away
- First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
- The Father's House Ministry — 0.1 mi away
- United Presbyterian Church, Freeport IL — 0.1 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church — 0.1 mi away
- First Lutheran Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Josephs Roman Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- The Bridge Church — 0.3 mi away
- Breakthrough Church — 0.3 mi away
More Metaphysical churches nearby
- First Church of Christ, Scientists — 21.2 mi away in Monroe, WI