Where is First Church of Christ Scientist located?

First Church of Christ Scientist is at 946 North Harlem Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305.

What time are services at First Church of Christ Scientist?

First Church of Christ Scientist meets Sunday at 10am (Service); Wednesday at 7pm (Evening Meeting Reading Room); Saturday at 11am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

First Church of Christ Scientist

First Church of Christ Scientist is a church at 946 North Harlem Avenue in River Forest, IL 60305. It is one of 9 churches in River Forest.

946 North Harlem Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305

Service times

Sunday 10am · Service
Wednesday 7pm · Evening Meeting Reading Room
Saturday 11am

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 a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated. 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.

Social Isolation: 30.2%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

River Forest village is served by 8 churches — about one congregation for every 1,446 residents.

Churches near First Church of Christ Scientist

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First Presbyterian Church — 0.7 mi away
Grace Episcopal Church — 0.7 mi away in Oak Park, IL
First United Methodist Church — 0.7 mi away in Oak Park, IL
Unity of Oak Park — 0.7 mi away in Oak Park, IL

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