First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church in Mattoon, IL 61938. It is one of 58 churches in Mattoon.

Mattoon, IL, 61938

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 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter 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 healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 40.9%
  • Social Isolation: 34.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 24.3% (13.4–35.2%)
  • Unemployment: 8.1% (2.7–13.4%)
  • Depression: 24.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 24.1%
  • Child Poverty: 23.9% (8.1–39.7%)
  • Food Insecurity: 18.7%
  • Diabetes: 14.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Mattoon city is served by 25 churches — about one congregation for every 147 residents.

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